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THE 

LIFE  AND  MORALS 

OF 

JESUS  OF  Nazareth 

Extracted    Textually    from    the    Gospels, 

together  with  a  comparison  of 

his  doctrines  with  those 

of  others. 

BY 
THOMAS  JEFFERSON. 


Jefferson's  mission  was  leadership.  Witliout  an  effort  on  liis  part 
expressions  from  tiis  lips,  that  from  other  men's  would  scarcely  have 
attracted  notice,  became  thenceforth  axioms,  creeds,  and  gathering- 
cries  to  groat  masses  of  his  countrymen.— S'enri/  S.  Randall. 


N.   D.  THOMPSON  PUBLISHING  CO., 

ST.   LOUIS,   CHICAGO    AND 

NEW  YORK. 


Copyright,  1902,  by  N.  D.  Thompson  Publishing  Co. 


PREFACE.  4-^6 


In  1803,  while  "overwhelmed  with  other  business,"  Mr.  Jef- 
ferson cut  from  the  evangelists  such  passages  as  he  believed 
would  best  present  the  ethical  teaching  of  Jesus,  and  "arranged 
them,  on  the  pages  of  a  blank  book,  in  a  certain  order  of  time 
or  subject."  He  called  it  "The  Philosophy  of  Jesus  of  Naz- 
areth, extracted  from  the  account  of  his  life  and  doctrines,  as 
given  by  Matthew,  Mark,  Luke  and  John;  being  an  abridg- 
ment of  the  New  Testament  for  the  use  of  the  Indians,  unem- 
barrassed with  matters  of  fact  or  faith  beyond  the  level  of 
their  comprehension."  In  a  letter  to  his  friend,  Mr.  Charles 
Thompson,  after  describing  this  work,  he  said:  "If  I  had 
time  I  would  add  to  my  little  book  the  Greek,  Latin  and  French 
texts  in  columns,  side  by  side."  Some  time  afterwards  he 
carried  out  the  design  thus  expressed,  giving  the  texts  in  the 
four  languages,  "in  a  handsome  morocco-bound  volume,  labeled 
on  the  back  'Morals  of  Jesus.'  "  This  is  the  volume  called 
"The  Jefferson  Bible,"  which  is  now  owned  by  the  Govern- 
ment, and  the  publication  of  which  has  been  recently  ordered 
by  Congress.  While  this  volume  was  still  in  the  possession 
of  Mr.  Jefferson's  oldest  grandson,  Colonel  Thomas  Jefferson 
Randolph,  an  accurate  copy  of  its  table  of  contents  was  made, 
and  from  that  copy  the  English  text  is  reproduced  in  the  fol- 
lowing pages.  As  a  fit  introduction  to  it,  a  letter  to  Dr.  Ben- 
jamin Rush,  and  a  comparison  of  the  doctrines  of  Jesus  with 
those  of  others,  are  published,  giving,  perhaps,  the  fullest  ex- 
pression of  his  religious  views  ever  made  by  Mr.  Jefferson 
himself. 


"     ft 


A  TABLE 

Of  the  texts  from  the  Evangelists  employed  in  this  narrative,  and  of  the  order  of 
their  arrangement. 

Luke  ii.  1-7:  Joseph  and  Mary  go  to  Bethlehem,  where  Jesus  is  born. 
21,  39:  He  is  circumcised  and  named,  and  they  return  to  Naza- 
reth. 

40,  42-48,  51,  52:  At  12  years  of  age  he  accompanies  his  parents  -^Z 

to  Jerusalem  and  returns. 

L.  iii.  1,  2;  Mk.  1.  4;  Mt.  iii.  4,  5,  6;  John  baptizes  in  Jordan.  ^1 

Mt.  iii.  13:  Jesus  is  baptized.    L.  iii.  23:  At  30  years  of  age.  ?.  ^ 

J.  ii.  12-16:  Drives  the  traders  out  of  the  temple.  -^  l^ 

J  iii.  22;  Mt.  iv.  12;  Mk.  vi.  17-28:  He  baptizes,  but  retires  into  Galilee  'XtT 

on  the  death  of  John. 

Mk.  i.  21,  22:  He  teaches  in  the  Synagogue.  2,7 

Mt.  xii.  1-5,  9-12;  Mk.  ii.  27;  Mt.  xii.  14,  15:  Explains  the  Sabbath  Z'^ 

L.  vi.  12-17:  Call  of  his  disciples.  jjj 

Mt.  V.  1-12;  L.  vi.  24,  25,  26;  Mt.  v.  13-47;  L.  vi.  34,  35,  36;  Mt.  vi.  1-34; 
vii.  1,  2;  L.  vi.  38;  Mt.  vii.  3-20;  xii.  35,  36,  37;  vii.  24-29;  The 
sermon  on  the  mount.  3  C 

Mt.  viii.  1;  Mk.  vi.  6;  Mt.  xi.  28,  29,  30:  Exhorts.  ^  ^ 

L.  vii.  36-46:  A  woman  anointeth  him.  f  6 

Mk.  iii.  31-35;  L.  xii.  1-7,  13-15:  Precepts.  H^ 

L.  xii.  16-21:  Parable  of  the  rich  man. 

22-48,  54-59;  L.  xiii.  1-5:  Precepts.  SI 

L.  xiii.  6-9:  Parable  of  the  fig  tree.  ^ 

L.  xi.  37-46,  52,  53,  54:  Precepts.  ^5-/ 

Mt.  xiii.  1-9;  Mk,  iv.  10;  Mt.  xiii.  18-23:  Parable  of  the  sower.  ^^ 

Mk.  iv.  21,  22,  23:  Precepts.    Mt.  xiii.  24-30,  36-52:  Parable  of  the  tares.            6f 


Mk.  iv.  26-34;  L.  ix.  57-62;  L.  v.  27-29;  Mk.  ii.  16-17:  Precepts. 

L.  V.  36-39:  Parable  of  new  wine  in  old  bottles. 

Mt.  xiii.  53-57:  A  prophet  hath  no  honor  in  his  own  country. 

Mt.  ix.  36;  Mk.  vi.  7;  Mt.  x.  5,  6,  9-18,  23,  26-31;  Mk.  vi.  12,  30:  Mission 
instructions,  return  of  apostles. 

J.  vii.  1;  Mk.  vii  1-5,  14-24;  Mt.  xviii.  1-4,  7-9,  12-17,  21-35':  Precepts. 

Mt.  xviii.  23-35:  Parable  of  the  wicked  servant. 

L.  X.  1-8,  10-12:  Mission  of  the  seventy. 

J.  vii.  2-16,  19-26,  32,  43-53:  The  feast  of  the  tabernacles. 

J.  viii,  1-11:  The  woman  taken  in  adultery. 

J.  ix.  1,  2,  3;  To  be  born  blind  no  proof  of  sin. 

J.  X.  1-5,  11-14,  16:  The  good  shepherd. 

L.  X.  25-37:  Love  God  and  thy  neighbor;  parable  of  the  Samaritan. 

L.  xi,  1-13:  Form  of  prayer. 

L.  xiv.  1-6:  The  Sabbath. 

7-24:  The  bidden  to  a  feast. 
28-32:  Precepts. 

L.  XV.  1-32:  Parables  of  the  lost  sheep  and  prodigal  sou. 

L.  xvi.  1-15:  Parable  of  the  unjust  steward. 

18-31:  Parable  of  Lazarus. 
L.xvii.1-4,  7-10,  20,  26-36:  Precepts  to  be  always  ready. 

L.  xviii.  1-14:  Parables  of  the  widow  and  judge,  the  pharisee  and  pub- 
lican. 

L.  X.  38-42;  Mt.  xix.  1-26:  Precepts. 

Mt,  XX.  1-16:  Parable  of  the  laborers  in  the  vineyard. 

L.  xix.  1-28:  Zaccheus,  and  the  parable  of  the  talents. 

Mt.  xxi.  1-3,  6-8,  10;  J.  xii.  19-24;  Mt.  xxi.  17:   Goes  to  Jerusalem  and 
Bethany. 

Mk.  xi.  12.  15-19:  The  traders  cast  out  from  the  temple. 

Mk.  xi.  27;  Mt.  xxi.  27-31:  Parable  of  the  two  sous. 


Mt.  xxi.  33;  Mk.  xil.  1-9;  Mt.  xxi.  45,  46:  Parable  of  the  vineyard  and 
husbandman. 

Mt.  xxii.  1-14:  Parable  of  the  king  and  wedding. 
15-33:  Tribute,  marriage,  resurrection. 

Mk.  xii.  28-31;  Mt.  xxii.  40;  Mk.  xii.  32,  33:  The  two  commandments. 

Mt.  xiii.  1-33:  Precepts,  pride,  hypocrisy,  swearing. 

Mk.  xii.  41-44:  The  widow's  mite. 

Mt.  xxiv.  1,  2,  16-21,  32,  33,  36-39,  40-44:  Jerusalem  and  the  day  of  judg- 
ment. 

45-51:  The  faithful  and  wise  servant. 

Mt.  XXV.  1-13:  Parable  of  the  ten  virgins. 
14-30:  Parable  of  the  talents. 

L.  xxi.  34-36;  Mt.  xxv.  31-46:  The  day  of  judgment. 

Mk.  xiv.  1-8:  A  woman  anointeth  him. 

Mt.  xxvi.  14-16:  Judas  undertakes  to  point  out  Jesus. 

17-20;  L.  xxii.  24-27;  J.  xiii.  2,  4-17,  21-26,  31,  34,  35;  Mt.  xxvi. 

31,  33;  L.  xxii.  33,  34;  Mt.  xxvi.  35-45;  Precepts  to  his  disciples, 

washes  their  feet,  trouble  of  mind  and  prayer. 

J.  xviii.  1-3;  Mt.  xxvi.  48-50:  Judas  conducts  the  officers  to  Jesus. 

J.  xviii.  4-8;  Mt.  xxvi.  50-52;  55,  56;  Mk.  xiv.  51,  52;  Mt.  xxvi.  57;  J. 
xviii.  15,  16,  17,  18;  J.  xviii.  25,  26,  27;  Mt.  xxvi.  75;  J.  xviii.  19-23; 
Mk.  xiv.  55-61;  L.  xxii.  67,  68,  70;  Mk.  xiv.  63-65:  He  is  arrested 
and  carried  before  Caiaphas,  the  high-priest,  and  is  condemned. 

J.  xviii.  28-31,  33-38;  L.  xxiii.  5;  Mt.  xxvii.  13:  Is  then  carried  to  Pilate. 

L.  xxiii.  6-12:  Who  sends  him  to  Herod. 

L.  xxiii.  13-16;  Mt.  xxvii.  15-23,  26:  Receives  him  back,  scourges  and  de- 
livers him  to  execution. 

Mt.  xxvii.  27,  29-31,  3-8;  L.  xxiii.  26-32;  J.  xix.  17-24;  Mt.  xxvii.  39-43; 
L.  xxiii.  39-41,  34;  J.  xix.  25-27;  Mt.  xxvii.  46-50,  55,  56:  His  cruci- 
flxiou,  death  and  burial. 

J.  xix.  31-34,  38-42;  Mt.  xxvii.  60:  His  burial. 


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Say  uotbiug  of  my  religion.  It  is  linowu  to  my  God  and 
myself  alone.  Its  evidence  before  the  world  is  to  be  sought 
in  my  life;  if  that  has  been  honest  and  dutiful  to  society,  the 
religion  which  has  regulated  it  cannot  be  a  bad  one. 

— Thomas  Jefferson. 


RELIGIOUS  VIEWS 

OF 

THOMAS  JEFFERSON, 


In  a  letter  to  bis  daughter,  written  in  1803,  Mr.  Jefferson 
said:  "A  promise  made  to  a  friend  some  years  ago,  but  exe- 
cuted only  lately,  has  placed  my  religious  creed  on  paper.  I 
have  thought  it  just  that  my  family,  by  possessing  this,  should 
be  enabled  to  estimate  the  ,  libels  published  against  me  on 
this,  as  on  every  other  possible  subject."  The  "religious 
creed"  to  which  he  referred  was  a  comparison  of  the  doctrines 
of  Jesus  with  those  of  others,  prepared  in  fulfillment  of  a 
promise  made  to  Dr.  Benjamin  Rush.  This  paper,  with  the 
letter  to  Dr.  Rush  which  accompanied  it.  is  a  fit  introduction 
to  the  "Jefferson  Bible." 

Washington,  April  21,  1803. 
Dear  Sir:     In  some  of  the  delightful  conversations  with  you, 
in  the  evenings  of  1798-99,  and  which  served  as  an  anodyne 
to  the  afflictions  of  the  crisis  through  which  our  counti-y  was 


12  JEFFERSON^S  ESTIMATE  OF  THE 

then  laboring,  the  Christian  religion  was  sometimes  our  topic; 
and  I  then  promised  you  that  one  day  or  other,  I  would  give 
you  my  views  of  it.  They  are  the  result  of  a  life  of  inquiry 
and  reflection,  and  very  different  from  that  Anti-Christian 
system  imputed  to  me  by  those  who  know  nothing  of  my  opin- 
ions. To  the  corruptions  of  Christianity  I  am  indeed  opposed; 
but  not  to  the  genuine  precepts  of  Jesus  himself.  I  am  a 
Christian  in  the  only  sense  in  which  he  wished  any  one  to 
be;  sincerely  attached  to  his  doctrines,  in  preference  to  all 
others;  ascribing  to  himself  every  human  excellence,  and  be- 
lieving he  never  claimed  any  other. 

At  the  short  intervals  since  these  conversations,  when  I 
could  justifiably  abstract  my  mind  from  public  affairs,  this 
subject  has  been  under  my  contemplation;  but  the  more  I  con- 
sidered it,  the  more  it  expanded  beyond  the  measure  of  either 
my  time  or  information.  In  the  moment  of  my  late  departure 
from  Monticello,  I  received  from  Dr.  Priestly  his  little  treatise 
of  "Socrates  and  Jesus  Compared."  This  being  a  section  of 
the  general  view  I  had  taken  of  the  field,  it  became  a  subject 
of  reflection  while  on  the  road,  and  unoccupied  otherwise.  The 
result  was  to  arrange  in  my  mind  a  syllabus,  or  outline,  of 
such  an  estimate  of  the  comparative  merits  of  Christianity,  as 
I  wished  to  see  executed  by  some  one  of  more  leisure  and  in- 
formation for  the  task  than  myself.  This  I  now  send  you,  as 
the  only  discharge  of  my  promise  I  can  probably  ever  execute. 
And  in  confiding  it  to  you,  I  know  it  will  not  be  exposed  to  the 


DOCTRINES  OF  JESUS.  13 

malignant  perversions  of  those  who  malie  every  word  from  me 
a  text  for  nevt^  misrepresentations  and  calumnies. 

I  am  moreover  averse  to  the  communication  of  my  religious 
tenets  to  the  public;  because  it  would  countenance  the  pre- 
sumption of  those  who  have  endeavored  to  draw  them  before 
that  tribunal,  and  to  seduce  public  opinion  to  erect  itself  into 
that  inquisition  over  the  rights  of  conscience  which  the  laws 
have  so  justly  proscribed.  It  behooves  every  man  who  values 
liberty  of  conscience  for  himself  to  resist  invasions  of  it  in  the 
case  of  others,  or  their  case  may,  by  change  of  circumstances, 
become  his  own.  It  behooves  him,  too,  in  his  own  case,  to 
give  no  example  of  concession,  betraying  the  right  of  inde- 
pendent opinion  by  answering  questions  of  faith,  which  the 
laws  have  left  between  God  and  himself. 

Accept  my  affectionate  salutations. 

****** 

SYLLABUS  OF  AN  ESTIMATE  OF  THE  DOCTRINES  OF 
JESUS,   COMPARED   WITH  THOSE  OF   OTHERS. 

In  a  comparative  view  of  the  ethics  of  the  enlightened  na- 
tions of  antiquity,  of  the  Jews,  and  of  Jesus,  no  notice  should 
be  taken  of  the  corruptions  of  reason  among  the  ancients,  to 
wit,  the  idolatry  and  superstition  of  the  vulgar,  nor  of  the 
corruptions  of  Christianity  by  the  learned  among  its  professors. 
Let  a  just  view  be  tal^en  of  the  moral  principles  inculcated  by 
the  most  esteemed  of  the  sects  of  ancient  philosophy,  or  of 


14  Jefferson's  estimate  of  the 

their  individuals;  particularly  Pythagoras,  Socrates,  Epicnms, 
Cicero,  Epictetus,  Seueca,  Antoninus. 

I.     PHILOSOPHERS. 

1.  Their  precepts  related  chiefly  to  ourselves,  and  the  gov- 
ernment of  those  passions  which,  unrestrained,  would  disturb 
our  tranquility  of  mind.  In  this  branch  of  philosophy  they 
were  really  great. 

2.  In  developing  our  duties  to  others,  they  were  short  and 
defective.  They  embraced  indeed  the  circles  of  kindred  and 
friends,  and  inculcated  patriotism,  or  the  love  of  country  in 
the  aggregate,  as  a  primary  obligation:  towards  our  neigh- 
bors and  countrymen  they  taught  justice,  but  scarcely  viewed 
them  as  within  the  circle  of  benevolence.  Still  less  have  they 
inculcated  peace,  charity,  and  love  to  our  fellow-men,  or  em- 
braced with  benevolence  the  whole  family  of  mankind. 

II.     JEWS. 

1.  Their  system  was  Deism,  that  is,  the  belief  in  one  only 
God;  but  their  ideas  of  him  and  of  his  attributes  were  degrad- 
ing and  injurious. 

2.  Their  ethics  were  not  only  imperfect,  but  often  irrecon- 
cilable with  the  sound  dictates  of  reason  and  morality,  as  they 
respect  intercourse  with  those  around  us;  and  repulsive  and 
anti-social  as  respecting  other  nations.  They  needed  reforma- 
tion, therefore,  in  an  eminent  degree. 


DOCTRINES  OF  JESUS.  15 

III.  JESUS. 
In  this  state  of  things  among  the  Jews,  Jesus  appeared.  His 
parentage  was  obscure;  his  condition  poor;  his  education  null; 
his  natural  endowments  great;  his  life  correct  and  innocent. 
He  was  meek,  benevolent,  patient,  firm,  disinterested,  and  of 
the  sublimest  eloquence.  The  disadvantages  under  which  his 
docti'ines  appear  are  remarkable. 

1.  Like  Socrates  and  Epictetus,  he  wrote  nothing  himself. 

2.  But  he  had  not,  like  them,  a  Xenophon  or  an  Arrian  to 
write  for  him.  1  name  not  Plato,  who  only  used  the  name  of 
Socrates  to  cover  the  whimsies  of  his  own  brain. 

On  the  contrary,  all  the  learned  of  his  country,  entrenched 
in  its  power  and  riches,  were  opposed  to  him,  lest  his  labors 
should  undermine  their  advantages;  and  the  committing  to 
writing  of  his  life  and  doctrines  fell  on  unlettered  and  ignor- 
ant men;  who  wrote,  too,  from  memory,  and  not  till  long  after 
the  transactions  had  passed. 

3.  According  to  the  ordinary  fate  of  those  who  attempt  to 
enlighten  and  reform  mankind,  he  fell  an  early  victim  to  the 
jealousy  and  combination  of  the  altar  and  the  throne,  at  about 
33  years  of  age,  his  reason  having  not  yet  attained  the  maxi- 
mum of  its  energy,  nor  the  course  of  his  preaching,  which  was 
but  of  three  years  at  most,  presented  occasions  for  developing 
a  complete  system  of  morals. 

4.  Hence  the  doctrines  which  he  really  delivered  were  de- 
fective, as  a  whole,  and  fragments  only  of  what  he  did  de- 


16  JEFFERSON^S  ESTIMATE  OF  THE 

liver  have  come  to  us  mutilated,  misstated,  and  often  unln- 
intelligible. 

5.  They  bare  been  still  more  disfigured  by  the  corruptions 
of  schismatizing  followers,  who  have  found  an  interest  in  so- 
phisticating and  perverting  the  simple  doctrines  he  taught,  by 
engrafting  on  them  the  mysticisms  of  a  Grecian  Sophist 
(Plato),  frittering  them  into  subtilties  and  obscuring  them 
with  jargon,  until  they  have  caused  good  men  to  reject  the 
whole  in  disgust,  and  to  view  Jesus  himself  as  an  impostor. 
Notwithstanding  these  disadvantages,  a  system  of  morals  is 
presented  to  us  which,  if  filled  up  in  the  true  style  and  spirit 
of  the  rich  fragments  he  left  us,  would  be  the  most  perfect 
and  sublime  that  has  ever  been  taught  by  man.  The  ques- 
tion of  his  being  a  member  of  the  Godhead,  or  in  direct  com- 
munication with  it,  claimed  for  him  by  some  of  his  followers, 
and  denied  by  others,  is  foreign  to  the  present  view,  which 
is  merely  an  estimate  of  the  intrinsic  merits  of  his  doctrines. 

1.  He  corrected  the  Deism  of  the  Jews,  confirming  them  in 
their  belief  of  one  only  god,  and  giving  them  juster  notions  of 
his  attributes  and  government. 

2.  His  moral  doctrines,  relating  to  kindred  and  friends,  were 
more  pure  and  perfect  than  those  of  the  most  correct  of  the 
philosophers,  and  greatly  more  so  than  those  of  the  Jews;  aad 
they  went  far  beyond  both  in  inculcating  universal  philanthro- 
phy,  not  only  to  kindred  and  friends,  to  neighbors  and  country- 


DOCTRINES  OF  JESUS.  17 

men,  but  to  all  mankind,  gathering  all  into  one  family,  under 
the  bonds  of  love,  charity,  peace,  common  wants  and  common 
aids.  A  development  of  this  head  will  evince  the  peculiar 
superiority  of  the  system  of  Jesus  over  all  others. 

3.  The  precepts  of  philosophy  and  of  the  Hebrew  code 
laid  hold  of  action  only.  He  pushed  his  scrutinies  into  the 
heart  of  man;  erected  his  tribunal  in  the  region  of  his  thought, 
and  purified  the  waters  at  the  fountain  head. 

4.  He  taught  emphatically  the  doctrine  of  a  future  state, 
which  was  either  doubted  or  disbelieved  by  the  Jews;  and 
wielded  it  with  efficacy  as  an  important  incentive,  supplement- 
ary to  the  other  motives  to  moral  conduct. 


I,  too,  have  made  a  wee-little  book  from  the  same 
materials  (The  Gospels)  which  I  call  the  Philosophy  of 
Jesus.  It  is  a  paradigma  of  his  doctrines,  made  by  cutting 
the  texts  out  of  the  booli  and  arranging  them  on  the  pages 
of  a  blanli  book,  in  a  certain  order  of  time  or  subject.  A  more 
beautiful  or  precious  morsel  of  ethics  I  have  never  seen.  It 
is  a  document  in  proof  that  I  am  a  REAL  CHRISTIAN,  that 
is  to  say,  a  disciple  of  the  doctrines  of  Jesus,  very  different 
from  the  Platonists,  who  call  ME  infidel  and  THEMSELVES 
Christians  and  preachers  of  the  Gospel,  while  they  draw  all 
their  characteristic  dogmas  from  what  its  author  never  said 
nor  saw.  They  have  compounded  from  the  heathen  mys- 
teries a  system  beyond  the  comprehension  of  man,  of  which 
the  great  reformer  of  the  vicious  ethics  and  deism  of  the 
Jews,  were  he  to  return  on  earth,  would  not  recognize  one 
feature. — Jefferson  to  Mr.  Charles  Thompson. 


THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 


OF 


JESUS    OF    NAZARETH 


I. 

Joseph  and  Mary  go  to  Bethlehem,  Where  Jesus  is  Born.   - 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  daj^s,  that  there 
went  out  a  decree  from  Caesar  Augustus,  that 
all  the  world  should  be  taxed. 

2  (A:n^  this  taxing  was  first  made  when  Cyre- 
nius  was  governor  of  Syria.) 

3  And  all  went  to  be  taxed,  every  one  into  his 
own  city. 

4  And  Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of 
the  city  of  Nazareth,  into  Judaea,  unto  the  city  of 


20  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

David,  ^/hich  is  called  Bethlehem,  (because  he  was 
of  the  house  and  lineage  of  David,) 

5  To  be  taxed  with  Mary  his  espoused  wife, 
being  great  with  child. 

6  And  so  it  was,  that,  while  they  were  there, 
the  days  were  accomplished  that  she  should  be  de- 
livered. 

7  And  she  brought  forth  her  firstborn  son,  and 
wrapped  him  in  swaddling  clothes,  and  laid  him 
in  a  manger;  because  there  was  no  room  for  them 
in  the  inn. 

II. 

He  is  Circumcised  and  Named  and  they  Return  to  Nazareth. 

A  ND  when  eight  days  were  accomplished  for  the 
circumcising  of  the  child,  his  name  was  called 
JESUS. 

2  And  when  they  had  performed  all  things  ac- 
cording to  the  law  of  the  Lord,  they  returned  into 
Galilee,  to  their  own  city  Nazareth. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  21 


III. 


At  Tzvelve  Years  of  Age  He  Accompanies  his  Parents  to  Jeru- 
salem and  Returns. 

\  ND  the  child  grew,  and  waxed  strong  in  spirit, 
filled  with  Avisdom:  and  the  grace  of  God 
was  upon  him. 

2  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they 
went  up  to  Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of  the 
feast. 

3  And  when  they  had  fulfilled  the  days,  as 
they  returned,  the  child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in 
Jerusalem;  and  Joseph  and  his  mother  knew  not 
of  it. 

4  But  they,  supposing  him  to  have  been  In  the 
company,  went  a  day's  journey;  and  they  sought 
him  among  tJieir  kinsfolk  and  acquaintance. 

5  And  when  they  found  him  not,  they  turned 
back  again  to  Jerusalem,  seeking  him. 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days 
they  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst 
of  the  doctors,  both  hearing  them,  and  asking  them 
questions. 


22  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

7  And  all  that  heard  him  were  astonished  at 
his  understanding  and  answers. 

8  And  when  thej  saw  him,  they  were  amazed: 
and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Son,  why  hast  thou 
thus  dealt  with  us?  behold,  thy  father  and  I  have 
sought  thee  sorrowing. 

^Ti  9     And  he  went  down  with  them,  and  came  to 

Nazareth,  and  was  subject  unto  them:   but  his 
mother  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart. 

10  And  Jesus  increased  in  wisdom  and  stature, 
and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 


IV. 

JoJui  Baptizes  in  Jordan. 

^^OW  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  reign  of  Tibe 
rius  Caesar,  Pontius  Pilate  being  governor  of 
Judaea,  and  Herod  being  tetrarch  of  Galilee,  and 
his  brother  Philip  tetrarch  of  Ituraea  and  of  the 
region  of  Trachonitis,  and  Lysanias  the  tetrarch 
of  Abilene, 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  23 

2  Annas  and  Caiaphas  being  the  high  priests, 
the  word  of  God  came  nnto  John  the  son  of  Zach- 
arias  in  the  wilderness. 

3  John  did  baptize  in  the  wilderness,  and 
preach  the  baptism  of  repentance  for  the  remission 
of  sins. 

4  And  the  same  John  had  his  raiment  of 
camel's  hair,  and  a  leathern  girdle  about  his  loins; 
and  his  meat  was  locusts  and  wild  honey. 

5  Tj  Then  went  out  to  him  Jerusalem,  and  all 
Judaea,  and  all  the  region  round  about  Jordan; 

6  And  were  baptized  of  him  in  Jordan,  con- 
fessing their  sins. 


Jesus  is  Baptised  at  30  Years  of  Age. 

npHEN  Cometh  Jesus   from   Galilee  to   Jordan 
unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him. 
2     And  Jesus  himself  began  to  be  about  thirty 
years  of  age,  being  (as  was  supposed)  the  son  of 
Joseph,  which  was  tJie  son  of  Heli. 


24  THE   LIFE  AND   MORALS 

VI. 

Drives  the  Traders  Out  of  the  Temple. 

\  FTEK  this  he  went  down  to  Capernaum,  he,  and 
his  mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disci- 
ples :  and  they  continued  there  not  many  days. 

2  ^  And  the  Jews'  passover  was  at  hand,  and 
Jesus  went  up  to  Jerusalem; 

3  And  found  in  the  temple  those  hat  sold  oxen 
and  sheep  and  doves,  and  the  changers  of  money 
sitting: 

4  And  when  he  had  made  a  scourge  of  small 
cords,  he  drove  them  all  out  of  the  temple,  and  the 
sheep,  and  the  oxen;  and  poured  out  the  changers' 
money,  and  overthrew  the  tables; 

5  And  said  unto  them  that  sold  doves.  Take 
these  things  hence;  make  not  my  Father's  house  an 
house  of  merchandise. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  25 

VII. 

He  Baptizes,  hut  Retires  into  Galilee  on  the  Death  of  John. 

\  FTER  these  things  came  Jesus  and  his  disciples 
into  the  land  of  Judaea;  and  there  he  tarried 
with  them,  and  baptized. 

2  1j  Now  when  Jesus  had  heard  that  John  was 
cast  into  prison,  he  departed  into  Galilee; 

3  For  Herod  himself  had  sent  forth  and  laid 
hold  upon  John,  and  bound  him  in  prison  for  He- 
rodias'  sake,  his  brother  Philip's  wife:  for  he  had 
married  her. 

4  For  John  had  said  unto  Herod,  It  is  not  law- 
ful for  thee  to  have  thy  brother's  wife. 

5  Therefore  Herodias  had  a  quarrel  against 
him,  and  would  have  killed  him;  but  she  could  not: 

6  For  Herod  feared  John,  knowing  that  he  was 
a  just  man  and  an  holy,  and  observed  him;  and 
when  he  heard  him,  he  did  many  things,  and  heard 
him  gladly. 

7  And  when  a  convenient  day  was  come,  that 
Herod  on  his  birthday  made  a  supper  to  his  lords, 
high  captains,  and  chief  estates  of  Galilee; 


26  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

8  And  when  the  daughter  of  the  said  Herodias 
came  in,  and  danced,  and  pleased  Herod  and  them 
that  sat  with  him,  the  king  said  unto  the  dam- 
eel,  Ask  of  me  whatsoever  thou  wilt,  and  I  will 
give  it  thee. 

9  And  he  sware  unto  her,  Whatsoever  thou 
shalt  ask  of  me,  I  will  give  if  thee,  unto  the  half  of 
my  kingdom. 

10  And  she  went  forth,  and  said  unto  her 
mother,  What  shall  I  ask?  And  she  said,  The 
head  of  John  the  Baptist. 

11  And  she  came  in  straightway  with  haste 
unto  the  king,  and  asked,  saying,  I  will  that  thou 
give  me  by  and  by  in  a  charger  the  head  of  John 
the  Baptist. 

12  And  the  king  was  exceeding  sorry;  yet  for 
his  oath's  sake,  and  for  their  sakes  which  sat  with 
him,  he  would  not  reject  her. 

13  And  immediately  the  king  sent  an  execu- 
tioner, and  commanded  his  head  to  be  brought: 
and  he  went  and  beheaded  him  in  the  prison, 

14  And  brought  his  head  in  a  charger,  and  gave 
it  to  the  damsel:  and  the  damsel  gave  it  to  her 
mother. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  27 

YIII. 

He  TcacJics  in  the  Synagogue. 

A  ND  thej  went  into  Capernaum;  and  straight- 
way on  the  sabbath  day  he  entered  into  the 
synagogue,  and  taught. 

2  And  they  were  astonished  at  his  doctrine: 
for  he  taught  them  as  one  that  had  authority,  and 
not  as  the  scribes. 

IX. 

Explains  the  Sabbath. 

A  T  that  time  Jesus  went  on  the  sabbath  day 
through  the  corn;  and  his  disciples  were  an 
hungred,  and  began  to  pluck  the  ears  of  corn,  and 
to  eat. 

2  But  when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they  said 
unto  him,  Behold,  thy  disciples  do  that  which  is 
not  lawful  to  do  upon  the  sabbath  day. 

3  But  he  said  unto  them,  Have  ye  not  read 
what  David  did,  v\^hen  he  was  an  hungred,  and 
they  that  were  with  him; 


28  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

4  How  he  entered  into  the  house  of  God,  and 
did  eat  the  shew-bread,  which  was  not  lawful  for 
him  to  eat,  neither  for  them  which  were  with  him, 
but  only  for  the  priests? 

5  Or  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how  that  on 
the  sabbath  days  the  priests  in  the  temple  profane 
the  sabbath,  and  are  blameless? 

6  Tl  And  when  he  was  departed  thence,  he 
went  into  their  synagogue: 

7  And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  which  had  Ms 
hand  withered.  And  they  asked  him,  saying,  Is 
it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  days?  that  they 
might  accuse  him. 

8  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  man  shall 
there  be  among  you,  that  shall  have  one  sheep, 
and  if  it  fall  into  a  pit  on  the  sabbath  day,  will 
he  not  lay  hold  on  it,  and  lift  it  out? 

9  How  much  then  is  a  man  better  than  a 
sheep?  Wherefore  it  is  lawful  to  do  well  on  the 
sabbath  days. 

10  And  he  said  unto  them.  The  sabbath  was 
made  for  man,  and  not  man  for  the  sabbath. 

11  Tj  Then  the  Pharisees  went  out,  and  held  a 
council  against  him,  how  they  might  destroy  him. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  29 


12     But  when  Jesus  knew  if,  he  withdrew  him- 
If  from  thence:  and  greai 
him,  and  he  healed  them  all. 


self  from  thence:  and  great  multitudes  followed 


X. 

Call  of  His  Disciples. 

\  ND  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  that  he  went 
out  into  a  mountain  to  pray,  and  continued 
all  night  in  prayer  to  God. 

2  And  when  it  was  day,  he  called  unto  Mm  his 
disciples:  and  of  them  he  chose  twelve,  whom  also 
he  named  apostles; 

3  Simon,  (whom  he  also  named  Peter,)  and 
Andrew  his  brother,  James  and  John,  Philip  and 
Bartholomew, 

4  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James  the  son  of 
Alphaeus,  and  Simon  called  Zelotes, 

5  And  Judas  the  hy^otlier  of  James,  and  Judas 
Iscariot,  which  also  was  the  traitor. 

G  And  he  came  down  with  them,  and  stood  in 
the  plain,  and  the  company  of  his  disciples,  and  a 
great  multitude  of  people  out  of  all  Judaea  and 


30  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

Jerusalem,  and  from  the  sea  coast  of  Tyre  and 
Sidon,  which  came  to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of 
their  diseases. 


XI. 

The  Sermon  on  the  Mount. 

A  XD  seeing  the  multitudes,  he  went  up  into  a 
mountain :  and  when  he  was  set,  his  disciples 
came  unto  him : 

2  And  he  opened  his  mouth,  and  taught  them, 
saying, 

3  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for  theirs  is 
the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn :  for  they  shall  be 
comforted. 

5  Blessed  are  the  meek :  for  they  shall  inherit 
the  earth. 

6  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst 
after  righteousness :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

7  Blessed  are  the  merciful :  for  they  shall  obtain 
mercy. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  31 

8  Blessed  arc  the  pure  in  heart :  for  they  shall 
see  God. 

9  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers;  for  they  shall 
be  called  the  children  of  God. 

10  Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for 
righteousness'  sake:  for  theirs  is  the  kingdom  of 
heaven. 

11  Blessed  are  ye,  when  7nen  shall  revile  you, 
and  persecute  you,  and  shall  say  all  manner  of 
evil  against  you  falsely,  for  my  sake. 

12  Rejoice,  and  be  exceeding  glad :  for  great  is 
your  reward  in  heaven :  for  so  persecuted  they  the 
prophets  which  were  before  you. 

13  But  woe  unto  you  that  are  rich !  for  ye  have 
received  your  consolation. 

14  Woe  unto  you  that  are  full!  for  ye  shall 
hunger.  Woe  unto  you  that  laugh  now !  for  ye  shall 
mourn  and  weep. 

15  Woe  unto  you,  when  all  men  shall  speak 
well  of  you!  for  so  did  their  fathers  to  the  false 
prophets. 

16  11  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  earth :  but  if  the  salt 
have  lost  his  savour,  wherewith  shall  it  be  salted? 


32  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

it  is  thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast 
out,  and  to  be  trodden  under  foot  of  men. 

17  Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world.  A  city  that  is 
set  on  an  hill  cannot  be  hid. 

18  Neither  do  men  light  a  candle,  and  put  it 
under  a  bushel,  but  on  a  candlestick ;  and  it  giveth 
light  unto  all  that  are  in  the  house. 

19  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men,  that  they 
may  see  your  good  works,  and  glorify  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. 

20  Tl  Think  not  that  I  am  come  to  destroy  the 
law,  or  the  prophets :  I  am  not  come  to  destroy,  but 
to  fulfil. 

21  For  verily  I  say  unto  you.  Till  heaven  and 
earth  pass,  one  jot  or  one  tittle  shall  in  no  wise 
pass  from  the  law,  till  all  be  fulfilled. 

22  Whosoever  therefore  shall  break  one  of  these 
least  commandments,  and  shall  teach  men  so,  he 
shall  be  called  the  least  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven : 
but  whosoever  shall  do  and  teach  them^  the  same 
shall  be  called  great  in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

23  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your  right- 
eousness  shall    exceed   the   righteousness   of   the 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  B3 

scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

24  ^  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them  of 
old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  kill;  and  whosoever  shall 
kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment: 

25  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  is  angry 
with  his  brother  Avithout  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger 
of  the  judgment:  and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his 
brother,  Raca,  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  council ;  but 
whosoever  shall  say.  Thou  fool,  shall  be  in  danger 
of  hell  fire. 

26  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to  the  altar, 
and  there  rememberest  that  th^^  brother  hath  ought 
against  thee; 

27  Leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go 
thy  way ;  first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
come  and  offer  thy  gift. 

28  Agree  with  thine  adversary  quickly,  whiles 
thou  art  in  the  way  with  him ;  lest  at  any  time  the 
adversary  deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge 
deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into 
prison. 


34  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

29  Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no 
means  come  out  thence,  till  thou  hast  paid  the 
uttermost  farthing. 

30  Tf  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said  by  them 
of  old  time.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery : 

31  But  I  say  unto  you.  That  whosoever  looketh 
on  a  woman  to  lust  after  her  hath  committed  adul- 
tery with  her  already  in  his  heart. 

32  And  if  thy  right  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it 
out,  and  cast  it  from  thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for 
thee  that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not 
that  thy  whole  body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

33  And  if  thy  right  hand  offend  thee,  cut  it  off, 
and  cast  it  from  thee:  for  it  is  profitable  for  thee 
that  one  of  thy  members  should  perish,  and  not  that 
thy  whole  body  should  be  cast  into  hell. 

34  If  It  hath  been  said.  Whosoever  shall  put 
away  his  wife,  let  him  give  her  a  writing  of  divorce- 
ment : 

35  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  whosoever  shall 
put  away  his  wife,  saving  for  the  cause  of  fornica- 
tion, causeth  her  to  commit  adultery:  and  whoso- 
ever shall  marry  her  that  is  divorced  committeth 
adultery. 


I 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  35 

36  ^  Again,  ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been 
said  by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  forswear 
thyself,  but  shalt  perform  unto  the  Lord  thine 
oaths : 

37  But  I  say  unto  you.  Swear  not  at  all ;  neither 
by  heaven;  for  it  is  God's  throne: 

38  Nor  by  the  earth;  for  it  is  his  footstool: 
neither  by  Jerusalem ;  for  it  is  the  city  of  the  great 
King. 

39  Neither  shalt  thou  swear  by  thy  head,  be- 
cause thou  canst  not  make  one  hair  white  or  black. 

40  But  let  your  communication  be,  Yea,  yea; 
Nay,  nay:  for  whatsoever  is  more  than  these 
Cometh  of  evil. 

41  1j  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said.  An 
eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth : 

42  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  ye  resist  not  evil : 
but  whosoever  shall  smite  thee  on  thy  right  cheek, 
turn  to  him  the  other  also. 

43  And  if  any  man  will  sue  thee  at  the  law,  and 
take  away  thy  coat,  let  him  have  thy  cloak  also. 

44  And  whosoever  shall  compel  thee  to  go  a 
mile,  go  with  him  twain. 


36  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

45  Give  to  him  that  asketh  thee,  and  from  him 
that  would  borroAv  of  thee  turn  not  thou  away. 

46  TJ  Ye  have  heard  that  it  hath  been  said,  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour,  and  hate  thine  enemy. 

47  But  I  say  unto  you.  Love  your  enemies,  bless 
them  that  curse  you,  do  good  to  them  that  hate  you, 
and  pray  for  them  which  despitefully  use  you,  and 
persecute  you ; 

48  That  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven :  for  he  maketh  his  sun  to  rise 
on  the  evil  and  on  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain  on  the 
just  and  on  the  unjust. 

49  For  if  ye  love  them  which  love  you,  what  re- 
ward have  ye?  do  not  even  the  publicans  the  same? 

50  And  if  ye  salute  your  brethren  only,  what  do 
ye  more  than  others?  do  not  even  the  publicans  so? 

51  And  if  ye  lend  to  them  of  whom  ye  hope  to 
receive,  what  thank  have  ye?  for  sinners  also  lend 
to  sinners,  to  receive  as  much  again. 

52  But  love  ye  your  enemies,  and  do  good,  and 
lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again;  and  your  reward 
shall  be  great,  and  ye  shall  be  the  children  of  the 
Highest :  for  he  is  kind  unto  the  unthankful  and  to 
the  evil. 


:  OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  37 

53  Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your  Father  also 
is  merciful. 

54  Take  heed  that  ye  do  not  your  alms  before 
men,  to  be  seen  of  them :  otherwise  ye  have  no  re- 
ward of  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

55  Therefore  when  thou  doest  llfiine  alms,  do  not 
sound  a  trumpet  before  thee,  as  the  hypocrites  do  in 
the  synagogues  and  in  the  streets,  that  they  may 
have  glory  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  They 
have  their  reward. 

56  But  when  thou  doest  alms,  let  not  thy  left 
hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doeth: 

57  That  thine  alms  may  be  in  secret:  and 
thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret  himself  shall  re- 
ward thee  openly. 

58  ^  And  when  thou  pray  est,  thou  shalt  not  be 
as  the  hypocrites  are:  for  they  love  to  pray  stand- 
ing in  the  synagogues  and  in  the  corners  of  the 
streets,  that  they  may  be  seen  of  men.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you.  They  have  their  reward. 

59  But  thou,  when  thou  prayest,  enter  into  thy 
closet,  and  when  thou  hast  shut  thy  door,  pray  to 
thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and  thy  Father  which 
seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly. 


38  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

60  But  when  ye  pray,  use  not  vain  repetitions, 
as  the  heathen  do :  for  they  think  that  they  shall  be 
heard  for  their  much  speaking. 

61  Be  not  ye  therefore  like  unto  them  :  for  your 
Father  knoweth  what  things  ye  have  need  of,  before 
ye  ask  him. 

62  After  this  manner  therefore  pray  ye:  Our 
Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 

63  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in 
earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven. 

64  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 

65  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our 
debtors. 

66  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver 
us  from  evil:  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
poAver,  and  the  glory,  for  ever.     Amen. 

67  For  if  ye  forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your 
heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive  you : 

68  But  if  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses, 
neither  will  your  Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 

69  11  Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypo- 
crites, of  a  sad  countenance :  for  they  disfigure  their 
faces,  that  they  may  appear  unto  men  to  fast. 
Verily  I  say  unto  you.  They  have  their  reward. 


OF   JESUS   OP   NAZARETH.  39 

70  But  thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thine 
head,  and  wash  thy  face; 

71  That  thou  appear  not  unto  men  to  fast,  but 
unto  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret :  and  thy  Father, 
which  seeth  in  secret,  shall  reward  thee  openly. 

72  ]\  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon 
earth,  where  moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  break  through  and  steal: 

73  But  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in 
heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt, 
and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal. 

74  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your 
heart  be  also. 

75  The  light  of  the  body  is  the  eye :  if  therefore 
thine  eye  be  single,  thy  whole  body  shall  be  full  of 
light. 

76  But  if  thine  eye  be  evil,  thy  whole  body  shall 
be  full  of  darkness.  If  therefore  the  light  that  is 
in  thee  be  darkness,  how  great  is  that  darkness! 

77  No  man  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either 
he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else  he 
will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye 
cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 


40  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

78  Therefore  I  say  unto  you,  Take  no  thought 
for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye  shall 
drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on. 
Is  not  the  life  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  than 
raiment? 

79  Behold  the  fowls  of  the  air:  for  they  sow  not, 
neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather  into  barns;  yet 
your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not 
much  better  than  they? 

80  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can  add  one 
cubit  unto  his  stature? 

81  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  raiment?  Con- 
sider the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow ;  they  toil 
not,  neither  do  they  spin : 

82  And  yet  I  say  unto  you,  That  even  Solomon 
in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these. 

83  Wherefore,  if  God  so  clothe  the  grass  of  the 
field,  which  today  is,  and  tomorrow  is  cast  into 
the  oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  O  ye 
of  little  faith? 

84  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying.  What 
shall  we  eat?  or.  What  shall  we  drink?  or.  Where- 
withal shall  we  be  clothed? 


OF    JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  41 

85  (For  after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles 
seek : )  for  your  heavenly  Father  knoweth  that  ye 
have  need  of  all  these  things. 

86  But  seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and 
his  righteousness;  and  all  these  things  shall  be 
added  unto  you. 

87  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the  morrow: 
for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the  things 
of  itself.     Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

88  Judge  not,  that  ye  be  not  judged. 

89  For  with  what  judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall 
be  judged :  and  with  what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall 
be  measured  to  you  again. 

90  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you;  good 
measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken  together,  and 
running  over,  shall  men  give  into  your  bosom.  For 
with  the  same  measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it  shall 
be  measured  to  you  again. 

91  And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in 
thy  brother's  eye,  but  considerest  not  the  beam  that 
is  in  thine  own  eye? 

92  Or  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Let  me 
pull  out  the  mote  out  of  thine  eye;  and,  behold,  a 
beam  is  in  thine  own  eye? 


42  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

93  Thou  hypocrite,  first  cast  out  the  beam  out  of 
thine  OAvn  eye;  and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to 
cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's  eye. 

94  Tf  Grive  not  that  which  is  holy  unto  the  dogs, 
neither  cast  ye  your  pearls  before  swine,  lest  they 
trample  them  under  their  feet,  and  turn  again  and 
rend  you. 

95  Tl  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and 
ye  shall  find;  knock,  and  it  shall  be  opened  unto 
3^ou: 

96  For  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he 
that  seeketh  findeth;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

97  Or  what  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if  his 
son  ask  bread,  will  he  give  him  a  stone? 

98  Or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  him  a  ser- 
pent? 

99  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good 
gifts  unto  your  children,  how  much  more  shall  your 
Father  which  is  in  heaven  give  good  things  to  them 
that  ask  him? 

100  Therefore  all  things  whatsoever  ye  would 
that  men  sliould  do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them : 
for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  43 

101  ^  Enter  ye  in  at  the  strait  gate;  for  wide  is 
the  gate,  and  broad  is  the  way,  that  leadeth  to  de- 
struction, and  many  there  be  which  go  in  thereat: 

102  Because  strait  is  the  gate,  and  narrow  is 
the  way,  which  leadeth  unto  life,  and  few  there  be 
that  find  it. 

103  ![  Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to 
you  in  sheep's  clothing,  but  inwardly  they  are  raven- 
ing wolves. 

104  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their  fruits.  Do 
men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles? 

105  Even  so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth 
good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree  bringeth  forth  evil 
fruit. 

106  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit, 
neither  oan  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit. 

107  Every  tree  that  bringeth  not  forth  good 
fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 

108  Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know 
them. 

109  A  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of  the 
heart  bringeth  forth  good  things :  and  an  evil  man 
out  of  the  evil  treasure  bringeth  forth  evil  things. 


44  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

110  But  I  say  unto  you,  That  every  idle  word 
that  men  shall  speak,  they  shall  give  account  there- 
of in  the  day  of  judgment. 

111  For  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  justified, 
and  by  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  condemned. 

112  ^  Therefore  whosoever  heareth  these  say- 
ings of  mine,  and  doeth  them,  I  will  liken  him  unto 
a  wise  man,  which  built  his  house  upon  a  rock: 

113  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods 
came,  and  the  winds  blew,  and  beat  upon  that 
house;  and  it  fell  not:  for  it  was  founded  upon  a 
rock. 

114  And  every  one  that  heareth  these  sayings 
of  mine,  and  doeth  them  not,  shall  be  likened  unto 
a  foolish  man,  which  built  his  house  upon  the  sand : 

115  And  the  rain  descended,  and  the  floods 
came,  and  the  winds  blew  and  beat  upon  that 
house;  and  it  fell:  and  great  was  the  fall  of  it. 

116  )\  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  had 
ended  these  sayings,  the  people  were  astonished  at 
his  doctrine : 

117  For  he  taught  them  as  one  having  authority, 
and  not  as  the  scribes. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  45 

XII. 

Exhorts. 

V\7HEN  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain, 
great  multitudes  followed  him. 

2  And  he  marvelled  because  of  their  unbelief. 
And  he  went  round  about  the  villages,  teaching. 

3  ][  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  that  labour  and  are 
heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest. 

4  Take  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  of  me;  for 
I  am  meek  and  lowly  in  heart:  and  ye  shall  find 
rest  unto  your  souls. 

5  For  my  yoke  is  easy,  and  my  burden  is  light. 

XIII. 

A  Woman  Annointeth  Him. 

\  ND  one  of  the  Pharisees  desired  him  that  he 
would  eat  with  him.    And  he  went  into  tlie 
Pharisee's  house,  and  sat  down  to  meat. 

2  And,  behold,  a  woman  in  the  city,  which  was 
a  sinner,  v/ hen  she  knew  that  Jesus  sat  at  meat  in 


46  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

the  Pharisee's  house,  brought  an  alabaster  box  of 
ointment, 

3  And  stood  at  his  feet  behind  Mm  weeping, 
and  began  to  wash  his  feet  with  tears,  and  did 
wipe  them  with  the  hairs  of  her  head,  and  kissed 
his  feet,  and  anointed  them  with  the  ointment. 

4  Now  when  the  Pharisee  which  had  bidden 
him  saw  it,  he  spake  within  himself,  saying,  This 
man,  if  he  were  a  prophet,  would  have  known  who 
and  what  manner  of  woman  this  is  that  toucheth 
him:  for  she  is  a  sinner. 

5  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  Simon, 
I  have  somewhat  to  say  unto  thee.  And  he  saith, 
Master,  say  on. 

6  There  was  a  certain  creditor  w^hich  had  two 
debtors:  the  one  owed  five  hundred  pence,  and  the 
other  fifty. 

7  And  when  they  had  nothing  to  pay,  he 
frankly  forgave  them  both.  Tell  me  therefore, 
which  of  them  will  love  him  most? 

8  Simon  answerd  and  said,  I  suppose  that  he 
to  whom  he  forgave  most.  And  he  said  unto  him. 
Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  47 

9  And  he  turned  to  the  woman,  and  said  unto 
Simon,  Seest  thou  this  woman?  I  entered  into 
thine  house,  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my  feet: 
but  she  hath  washed  my  feet  with  tears,  and  wiped 
tlwm  with  the  hairs  of  her  head. 

10  Thou  gavest  me  no  kiss:  but  this  woman 
since  the  time  I  came  in  hath  not  ceased  to  kiss 
my  feet. 

11  My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint:  but 
this  woman  hath  anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 

12  Wherefore  I  say  unto  thee,  Her  sins,  which 
are  many,  are  forgiven;  for  she  loved  much:  but 
to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  the  same  loveth  little. 

13  And  he  said  unto  her.  Thy  sins  are  forgiven. 

14  And  they  that  sat  at  meat  with  him  began 
to  say  within  themselves,  Who  is  this  that  for- 
giveth  sins  also? 

15  And  he  said  to  the  woman.  Thy  faith  hath 
saved  thee;  go  in  peace. 


48  THE   LIFE   AND    JNIORALS 

XIV 

Precepts. 

np  HEEE  came  then  his  brethren  and  his  mother, 
andj  standing  without,  sent  unto  him,  call- 
ing him. 

2  And  the  multitude  sat  about  him,  and  they 
said  unto  him,  Behold,  th}^  mother  and  thy  breth- 
ren without  seek  for  thee. 

3  And  he  answered  them,  saying.  Who  is  my 
mother,  or  my  brethren? 

4  And  he  looked  round  about  on  them  which 
sat  about  him,  and  said,  Behold  my  mother  and 
my  brethren! 

5  For  whosoever  shall  do  the  will  of  God,  the 
same  is  my  brother,  and  my  sister,  and  mother. 

6  In  the  mean  time,  when  there  were  gathered 
together  an  innumerable  multitude  of  people,  in- 
somuch that  they  trode  one  upon  another,  he 
began  to  say  unto  his  disciples  first  of  all.  Beware 
ye  of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  w^hich  is  hypoc- 
risy. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  49 

7  For  there  is  nothing  covered,  that  shall  not 
be  revealed;  neither  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known. 

8  Therefore  whatsoever  ye  have  spoken  in 
darkness  shall  be  heard  in  the  light;  and  that 
which  ye  have  spoken  in  the  ear  in  closets  shall 
be  proclaimed  upon  the  housetops. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you  my  friends,  Be  not  afraid 
of  them  that  kill  the  body,  and  after  that  have  no 
more  that  they  can  do. 

10  But  I  will  forewarn  you  whom  ye  shall  fear: 
Fear  him,  which  after  he  hath  killed  hath  power 
to  cagit  into  hell;  yea,  I  say  unto  you,  Fear  him. 

11  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  farthings, 
and  not  one  of  them  is  forgotten  before  God? 

12  But  even  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are 
all  numbered.  Fear  not  therefore;  ye  are  of  more 
value  than  many  sparrows. 

13  U  And  one  of  the  company  said  unto  him, 
Master,  speak  to  my  brother,  that  he  divide  the 
inheritance  with  me. 

14  And  he  said  unto  him,  Man,  who  made  me 
a  judge  or  a  divider  over  you? 

'      15     And  he  said  unto  them,  Take  heed,  and  be- 
ware of  covetousness:  for  a  man's  life  consisteth 

4 


50  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

not  in  the  abundance  of  the  things  which  he  pos- 
sesseth. 


XV. 

Parable  of  the  Rich  Man. 

A  ND  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them,  saying,  The 
ground  of  a  certain  rich  man  brought  forth 
plentifully : 

2  And  he  thought  within  himself,  saying. 
What  shall  I  do,  because  I  have  no  room  where  to 
bestow  my  fruits? 

3  And  he  said,  This  will  I  do:  I  will  pull  down 
my  barns,  and  build  greater;  and  there  will  I 
bestow  all  my  fruits  and  my  goods. 

4  And  I  will  say  to  my  soul.  Soul,  thou  hast 
much  goods  laid  up  for  many  years;  take  thine 
ease,  eat,  drink,  and  be  merry. 

5  But  God  said  unto  him.  Thou  fool,  this  night 
thy  soul  shall  be  required  of  thee:  then  whose 
shall  those  things  be,  w^hich  thou  hast  provided? 

6  So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure  for  himself, 
and  is  not  rich  toward  God. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  51 

XVI. 

Precepts. 

\  ND  he  said  unto  bis  disciples,  Therefore  I  say 
unto  you,  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what 
ye  shall  eat;  neither  for  the  body,  what  ye  shall 
put  on. 

2  The  life  is  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  is 
more  than  raiment. 

3  Consider  the  ravens:  for  they  neither  sow  nor 
reap;  which  neither  have  storehouse  nor  barn;  and 
God  feedeth  them:  how  much  more  are  ye  better 
than  the  fowls? 

4  And  w^hich  of  you  with  taking  thought  can 
add  to  his  stature  one  cubit? 

5  If  ye  then  be  not  able  to  do  that  thing  which 
is  least,  why  take  ye  thought  for  the  rest? 

6  Consider  the  lilies  how^  they  grow;  they  toil 
not,  they  spin  not;  and  yet  I  say  unto  you,  that 
Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one 
of  these. 

7  If  then  God  so  clothe  the  grass,  which  is  to- 
day in  the  field,  and  tomorrow  is  cast  into  the 


52  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

oven;  how  much  more  will  he  cloilie  you,  0  ye  of 
little  faith? 

8  And  seek  not  ye  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what 
ye  shall  drink,  neither  be  ye  of  doubtful  mind. 

9  For  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the 
world  seek  after:  and  your  Father  knoweth  that  ye 
have  need  of  these  things. 

10  But  rather  seek  ye  the  kingdom  of  God ;  and 
all  these  things  shall  be  added  unto  you. 

11  Fear  not,  little  flock;  for  it  is  your  Father's 
good  pleasure  to  give  you  the  kingdom. 

12  Sell  that  ye  have,  and  give  alms;  provide 
yourselves  bags  which  wax  not  old,  a  treasure  in 
the  heavens  that  faileth  not,  where  no  thief  ap- 
proacheth,  neither  moth  corrupteth. 

13  For  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your 
heart  be  also. 

14  Let  your  loins  be  girded  about,  and  your 
lights  burning; 

15  And  ye  yourselves  like  unto  men  that  wait 
for  their  lord,  when  he  will  return  from  the  wed- 
ding; that  when  he  cometh  and  knocketh,  they 
may  open  unto  him  immediately. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  53 

16  Blessed  are  those  servants,  whom  the  lord 
when  he  cometh  ishall  find  watching;  verily  I  say 
unto  you,  that  he  shall  gird  himself,  and  make 
them  to  sit  down  to  meat,  and  will  come  forth  and 
serve  them. 

17  And  if  he  shall  come  in  the  second  watch,  or 
come  in  the  third  watch,  and  find  tJwm  so,  blessed 
are  tho^e  servants. 

18  And  this  know,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the 
house  had  known  what  hour  the  thief  would  come, 
he  would  have  watched,  and  not  have  suffered  his 
house  to  be  broken  through. 

19  Be  ye  therefore  ready  also:  for  the  Son  of 
man  cometh  at  an  hour  when  ye  think  not. 

20  ^  Then  Peter  said  unto  him,  Lord,  speakest 
thou  this  parable  unto  us,  or  even  to  all? 

21  And  the  Lord  said.  Who  then  is  that  faith- 
ful and  wise  steward,  whom  Ms  lord  shall  make 
ruler  over  his  household,  to  give  them  their  portion 
of  meat  in  due  season? 

22  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when 
he  cometh  shall  find  so  doing, 

23  Of  a  truth,  I  say  unto  you,  that  he  will 
make  him  ruler  over  all  that  he  hath. 


54  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

24  But  and  if  that  servant  say  in  his  heart,  My 
lord  delay eth  his  coming;  and  shall  begin  to  beat 
the  menservants  and  maidens,  and  to  eat  and 
drink,  and  to  be  drunken; 

25  The  lord  of  that  servant  will  come  in  a  day 
when  he  looketh  not  for  Mm,  and  at  an  hour  when 
he  is  not  aware,  and  will  cut  him  in  sunder,  and 
will  appoint  him  his  portion  with  the  unbelievers. 

26  And  that  servant,  which  knew  his  lord's 
will,  and  prepared  not  himself,  neither  did  accord- 
ing to  his  Avill,  shall  be  beaten  with  many  stripes. 

27  But  he  that  knew  not,  and  did  commit 
things  worthy  of  stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few 
stripes.  For  unto  whomsoever  much  is  given,  of 
him  shall  be  much  required:  and  to  whom  men 
have  committed  much,  of  him  they  will  ask  the 
more. 

28  If  And  he  said  also  to  the  people.  When  ye 
see  a  cloud  rise  out  of  the  west,  straightway  ye 
say.  There  cometh  a  shower;  and  so  it  is. 

29  And  when  ye  see  the  south  wind  blow,  ye 
say,  There  will  be  heat;  and  it  cometh  to  pass. 

30  Ye  hypocrites,  ye  can  discern  the  face  of  the 
sky  and  of  the  earth;  but  how  is  it  that  ye  do  not 
discern  this  time? 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  55 

31  Yea,  and  why  even  of  yourselves  judge  ye 
not  what  is  right? 

32  T[  When  thou  goest  with  thine  adversary  to 
the  magistrate,  as  thou  art  in  the  way,  give  dili- 
gence that  thou  mayest  be  delivered  from  him; 
lest  he  hale  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  de- 
liver thee  to  the  officer,  and  the  officer  cast  theo 
into  prison. 

33  I  tell  thee,  thou  shalt  not  depart  thence,  till 
thou  hast  paid  the  very  last  mite. 

34  There  were  present  at  that  season  some  that 
told  him  of  the  Galileans,  whose  blood  Pilate  had 
mingled  with  their  sacrifices. 

35  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them.  Sup- 
pose ye  that  these  Galileans  were  sinners  above 
all  the  Galileans,  because  they  suffered  euch 
things? 

36  I  tell  you.  Nay:  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye 
shall  all  likewise  perish, 

37  Or  those  eighteen,  upon  whom  the  tower  in 
Siloam  fell,  and  slew  them,  think  ye  that  they 
were  sinners  above  all  men  that  dwelt  in  Jeru- 
salem? 

38  I  tell  you.  Nay:  but,  except  ye  repent,  ye 
shall  all  likewise  perish. 


56  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

XVII. 

Parable  of  the  Fig  Tree. 

TLJE  spake  also  this  parable;  A  certain  man  had 
a  fig  tree  planted  in  his  vineyard;  and  he 
came  and  sought  fruit  thereon,  and  found  none. 

2  Then  said  he  unto  the  dresser  of  his  vineyard, 
Behold,  these  three  years  I  come  seeking  fruit  on 
this  fig  tree,  and  find  none:  cut  it  down;  why  cum- 
bereth  it  the  ground? 

3  And  he  answering  said  unto  him,  Lord,  let  it 
alone  this  year  iilso,  till  I  shall  dig  about  it,  and 
dung  it: 

4  And  if  it  bear  fruit,  icell:  and  if  not,  tlien 
after  that  thou  shalt  cut  it  dow^n. 

XVIII. 

Precepts. 

A  ND  as  he  spake  a  certain  Pharisee  besought 
him  to  dine  with  him:  and  he  went  in,  and 
sat  down  to  meat. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  57 

2  And  when  the  Pharisee  saw  it,  he  marvelled 
that  he  had  not  lirst  washed  before  dinner. 

3  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  Now  do  ye 
Pharisees  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and 
the  platter;  but  your  inward  part  is  full  of  raven- 
ing and  wickedness. 

4  Ye  fools,  did  not  he  that  made  that  which  is 
without  make  that  which  is  within  also? 

5  But  rather  give  alms  of  such  things  as  ye 
have;  and,  behold,  all  things  are  clean  unto  you. 

6  But  woe  unto  you,  Pharisees!  for  ye  tithe 
mint  and  rue  and  all  manner  of  herbs,  and  pass 
over  judgment  and  the  love  of  God:  these  ought 
ye  to  have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

7  Woe  unto  you,  Pharisees!  for  ye  love  the  up- 
permost seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  greetings  in 
the  markets. 

8  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites! for  ye  are  as  graves  which  appear  not,  and 
the  men  that  walk  over  them  are  not  aware  of 
them. 

9  Then  answered  one  of  the  lawyers,  and  said 
unto  him,  Master,  thus  saying  thou  reproachest  us 
also. 


58  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

10  And  he  said,  Woe  unto  you  also,  ye  lawyers! 
for  ye  lade  men  with  burdens  grievous  to  be  borne, 
and  ye  yourselves  touch  not  the  burdens  with  one 
of  your  fingers. 

11  Woe  unto  you,  lawyers!  for  ye  have  taken 
away  the  key  of  knowledge :  ye  entered  not  in  your- 
selves, and  them  that  were  entering  in  ye  hindered. 

12  And  as  he  said  these  things  unto  them,  the 
scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began  to  urge  him 
vehemently,  and  to  provoke  him  to  speak  of  many 
things: 

13  Laying  wait  for  him,  and  seeking  to  catch 
something  out  of  his  mouth,  that  they  might  ac- 
cuse him. 

XIX. 

Parable  of  the  Sozver. 

'T^  HE  same  day  went  Jesus  out  of  the  house,  and 
sat  by  the  sea  side. 
2     And  great  multitudes  were  gathered  together 
unto  him,  so  that  he  went  into  a  ship,  and  sat;  and 
the  whole  multitude  stood  on  the  shore. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  59 

3  And  he  spoke  many  things  unto  them  in  para- 
bles, saying,  Behold,  a  sower  went  forth  to  sow; 

4  And  when  he  sowed,  some  seeds  fell  by  the 
way  side,  and  the  fowls  came  and  devoured  them 
up: 

5  Some  fell  upon  stony  places,  where  they  had 
not  much  earth:  and  forthwith  they  sprung  up,  be- 
cause they  had  no  deepness  of  earth: 

6  And  when  the  sun  was  up,  they  were 
scorched;  and  because  they  had  no  root,  they  with- 
ered away. 

7  And  some  fell  among  thorns;  and  the  thorns 
sprung  up,  and  choked  them: 

8  But  other  fell  into  good  ground,  and  brought 
forth  fruit,  some  an  hundredfold,  some  sixtyfold, 
some  thirtyfold. 

9  Who  hath  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

10  TI  And  when  he  was  alone,  they  that  were 
about  him  with  the  twelve  asked  of  him  the  par 
able. 

11  Tl  Hear  ye  therefore  the  parable  of  the  sower. 

12  When  any  one  heareth  the  word  of  the  king- 
dom, and  understandeth  it  not,  then  cometh  the 


60  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

wicked  one,  and  catcheth  away  that  which  wae 
sown  in  his  heart.  This  is  he  which  received  seed 
by  the  way  side. 

13  But  he  that  received  the  seed  into  stony 
places^  the  same  is  he  that  heareth  the  word,  and 
anon  with  joy  receiveth  it; 

14  Yet  hath  he  not  root  in  himself,  but  dureth 
for  a  while;  for  when  tribulation  or  persecution 
ariseth  because  of  the  word,  by  and  by  he  is  of- 
fended. 

15  He  also  that  received  seed  among  the  thorns 
is  he  that  heareth  the  word;  and  the  care  of  this 
world,  and  the  deceitfulness  of  riches  choke  the 
word,  and  he  becometh  unfruitful. 

16  But  he  that  received  seed  into  the  good 
ground  is  he  that  heareth  the  word,  and  under- 
standeth  it;  which  also  beareth  fruit,  and  bringeth 
forth,  some  an  hundredfold,  some  sixty,  some 
thirty. 


OF   JESUS   OP   NAZARETH.  61 

XX. 

Precepts. 

A  ND  he  said  unto  them,  Is  a  candle  brought  to 
be  put  under  a  bushel,  or  under  a  bed?  and 
not  to  be  set  on  a  candlestick? 

1  For  there  is  nothing  hid,  which  shall  not  be 
manifested;  neither  was  any  thing  kei^t  secret,  but 
that  it  should  come  abroad. 

2  If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

XXI. 

Parable  of  the  Tares. 

\  NOTHER  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  say- 
ing. The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  likened  unto 
a  man  which  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field. 

2  But  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and 
sowed  tares  among  the  wheat,  and  went  his  way. 

3  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up,  and 
brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also. 


62  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

4  So  the  servants  of  the  householder  came  and 
said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow  good  seed 
in  thy  field?  from  whence  then  hath  it  tares? 

5  He  said  unto  them.  An  enemy  hath  done  this. 
The  servants  said  unto  him,  Wilt  thou  then  that 
we  go  and  gather  them  up? 

6  But  he  said,  Nay;  lest  while  ye  gather  up  the 
tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat  with  them. 

7  Let  both  gTOw  together  until  the  harvest:  and 
in  the  time  of  harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers. 
Gather  ye  together  first  the  tares,  and  bind  them  in 
bundles  to  burn  them:  but  gather  the  wheat  into 
my  barn. 

8  TJ  Then  Jesus  sent  the  multitude  away,  and 
w^ent  into  the  house:  and  his  disciples  came  unto 
him,  saying,  Declare  unto  us  the  parable  of  the 
tares  of  the  field. 

9  He  answered  and  said  unto  them,  He  that 
soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son  of  man; 

10  The  field  is  the  world;  the  good  seed  are  the 
children  of  the  kingdom;  but  the  tares  are  the  chil- 
dren of  the  wicked  one; 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  63 

11  The  enemy  that  sowed  them  is  the  devil;  the 
harvest  is  the  end  of  the  world;  and  the  reapers  are 
the  angels. 

12  As  therefore  the  tares  are  gathered  and 
burned  in  the  fire;  so  shall  it  be  in  the  end  of  this 
world. 

13  The  Son  of  man  shall  send  forth  his  angels, 
and  they  shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all  things 
that  offend,  and  them  which  do  iniquity. 

.  14     And  shall  cast  them  into  a  furnace  of  fire: 
there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

15  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as  the 
sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father.  Who  hath 
ears  to  hear,  let  him  hear. 

16  If  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
treasure  hid  in  a  field;  the  which  when  a  man  hath 
found,  he  hideth,  and  for  joy  thereof  goeth  and  sell- 
eth  all  that  he  hath,  and  buyeth  that  field. 

17  ^  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  merchant  man,  seeking  goodly  pearls: 

18  Who,  when  he  had  found  one  pearl  of  great 
price,  went  and  sold  all  that  he  had,  and  bought  it. 


64  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

19  U  Again,  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto 
a  net,  that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  gathered  of 
every  kind: 

20  Which,  when  it  was  full,  they  drew  to  shore, 
and  sat  down,  and  gathered  the  good  into  vessels, 
but  cast  the  bad  away. 

21  So  shall  it  be  at  the  end  of  the  w^orld:  the 
angels  shall  come  forth,  and  sever  the  wicked  from 
among  the  just, 

22  And  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire: 
there  shall  be  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth. 

23  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Have  ye  understood 
all  these  things?    They  say  unto  him.  Yea,  Lord. 

24  Then  said  he  unto  them.  Therefore  every 
scribe  wMcli  is  instructed  unto  the  kingdom  of 
heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  an  householder, 
which  bringeth  forth  out  of  his  treasure  things  new 
and  old. 


OF  JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  65 

XXII. 

Precepts. 

\  ND  he  said,  So  is  the  kingdom  of  God,  as  if  a 
man  should  cast  seed  into  the  ground; 

2  And  should  sleep,  and  rise  night  and  day, 
and  the  seed  should  spring  and  grow  up,  he  know- 
eth  not  how. 

3  For  the  earth  bringeth  forth  fruit  of  herself; 
first  the  blade,  then  the  ear,  after  that  the  full  corn 
in  the  ear. 

4  But  when  the  fruit  is  brought  forth,  immedi- 
ately he  putteth  in  the  sickle,  because  the  harvest 
is  come. 

5  Tl  And  he  said,  Whereunto  shall  we  liken  the 
kingdom  of  God?  or  with  what  comparison  shall 
we  compare  it? 

6  It  is  like  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  which,  when 
it  is  sown  in  the  earth,  is  less  than  all  the  eeeds 
that  be  in  the  earth: 

7  But  when  it  is  sown,  it  groweth  up,  and  be- 
cometh  greater  than  all  herbs,  and  shooteth  out 
great  branches;  so  that  the  fowls  of  the  air  may 
lodge  under  the  shadow  of  it. 


66  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

8  And  with  many  such  parables  spake  he  the 
word  unto  them,  as  they  were  able  to  hear  it. 

9  But  without  a  parable  spake  he  not  unto 
them;  and  when  they  were  alone,  he  expounded  all 
things  to  his  disciples. 

10  Tl  And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  they  went  in 
the  way,  a  certain  nixin<  said  unto  him,  Lord,  I  will 
follow  thee  whithersoever  thou  goest. 

11  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Foxes  have  holes, 
and  birds  of  the  air  have  nests;  but  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  to  lay  7m  head. 

12  And  he  said  unto  another.  Follow  me.  But 
he  said.  Lord,  suffer  me  first  to  go  and  bury  my 
father. 

13  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Let  the  dead  bury  theic 
dead:  but  go  thou  and  preach  the  kingdom  of  God, 

14  And  another  also  said.  Lord,  I  will  follow 
thee;  but  let  me  first  go  bid  them  farewell,  which 
are  at  home  at  my  house. 

15  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  No  man,  having 
put  his  hand  to  the  plough  and  looking  back,  is  fit 
for  the  kingdom  of  God. 

16  Tl  And  after  these  things  he  went  forth,  and 
saw  a  publican  named  Levi,  sitting  at  the  receipt 
of  custom:  and  he  said  unto  him.  Follow  me. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  67 

17  And  he  left  all,  rose  up,  and  followed  him. 

18  And  Levi  made  him  a  great  feast  in  his  own 
house;  and  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  Jesus  sat  at 
meat  in  his  house,  many  publicans  and  sinners  sat 
also  together  with  Jesus  and  his  disciples:  for  there 
were  many,  and  they  followed  him. 

19  And  when  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  saw 
him  eat  with  publicans  and  sinners,  they  said  unto 
his  disciples.  How  is  it  that  he  eateth  and  drinketh 
with  publicans  and  sinners? 

20  Vf  hen  Jesus  heard  it,  he  saith  unto  them, 
They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  the  physician, 
but  they  that  are  sick:  I  came  not  to  call  the  right- 
eous, but  sinners  to  repentance. 

XXIII. 

Parable  of  Nezv  Wine  in  Old  Bottles. 

\  ND  he  spake  also  a  parable  unto  them;  No  man 

putteth  a  piece  of  a  new  garment  upon  an 

old;  if  otherwise,  then  both  the  new  maketh  a  rent^ 

and  the  piece  that  was  taJcen  out  of  the  new  agreeth 

not  with  the  old. 


68  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

2  And  no  man  putteth  new  wine  into  old  bot- 
tles; else  the  new  wine  will  burst  the  bottles,  and 
be  spilled  and  the  bottles  shall  perish. 

3  But  new  wine  must  be  put  into  new  bottles; 
and  both  are  preserved. 

4  No  man  also  having  drunk  old  tvim  straight- 
way desireth  new:  for  he  saith,  The  old  is  better. 

XXIV. 

A  Prophet  Hath  no  Honor  in  his  Ozvn  Country. 

yi  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had  fin- 
ished these  parables,  he  departed  thence. 

2  And  when  he  was  come  into  his  own  country, 
he  taught  them  in  their  synagogue,  insomuch  that 
they  were  astonished  and  said,  Whence  hath  this 
7imn  this  wisdom,  and  these  mighty  works? 

3  Is  not  this  the  carpenter's  son?  is  not  his 
mother  called  Mary?  and  his  brethren  James,  and 
Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas? 

4  And  his  sisters,  are  they  not  all  with  us? 
Whence  then  hath  this  mmi  all  these  things? 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  69 

5  And  they  were  offended  in  him.  But  Jesus 
said  unto  them,  A  prophet  is  not  without  honour, 
save  in  his  own  country,  and  in  his  own  house. 


XXV. 

Mission  InstritctionSj  Return  of  Apostles. 

13' UT  when  he  saw  the  multitudes,  he  was  moved 
with    compassion    on    them,    because    they 
fainted  and  were  scattered  abroad,  as  sheep  having 
no  shepherd. 

2  Tl  And  he  called  unto  him  the  -twelve,  and  be- 
gan to  send  them  forth  by  two  and  two;  and  gave 
them  power  over  unclean  spirits; 

3  These  twelve  Jesus  sent  forth,  and  com- 
manded them,  saying.  Go  not  into  the  way  of  the 
Gentiles,  and  into  any  city  of  the  Samaritans  enter 
ye  not: 

4  But  go  rather  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house 
of  Israel. 

5  Provide  neither  gold,  nor  silver,  nor  brass  in 
your  purses, 


70  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

6  Nor  scrip  for  your  journey,  neither  two  coats, 
neither  shoes,  nor  yet  staves:  for  the  workman  is 
worthy  of  his  meat. 

7  And  into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye  shall 
enter,  enquire  who  in  it  is  worthy;  and  there  abide 
till  ye  go  thence. 

8  And  when  you  come  into  an  house,  salute  it. 

9  And  if  the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace 
come  upon  it :  but  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace 
return  to  you. 

10  And  whosoever  shall  not  receive  you,  nor 
hear  your  words,  when  ye  depart  out  of  that  house 
or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet. 

11  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  It  shall  be  more  toler- 
able for  the  land  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the 
day  of  judgment,  than  for  that  city. 

12  T[  Behold,  I  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the 
midst  of  wolves:  be  ye  therefore  wise  as  serpents, 
and  harmless  as  doves. 

13  But  beware  of  men :  for  they  will  deliver  you 
up  to  the  councils,  and  they  will  scourge  you  in 
their  synagogues; 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  71 

14'  And  ye  shall  be  brought  before  governors 
and  kings  for  my  sake,  for  a  testimony  against 
them  and  the  Gentiles. 

15  But  when  they  persecute  you  in  this  city, 
flee  ye  into  another:  for  verily  I  say  unto  you,  Ye 
shall  not  have  gone  over  the  cities  of  Israel,  till  the 
Son  of  man  be  come. 

16  Fear  them  not  therefore:  for  there  is  nothing 
covered,  that  shall  not  be  revealed;  and  hid,  that 
shall  not  be  knov/n. 

17  What  I  tell  you  in  darkness,  that  speak  ye  in 
light:  and  what  ye  hear  in  the  ear,  that  preach  ye 
upon  the  housetops. 

18  And  fear  not  them  which  kill  the  body,  but 
are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul:  but  rather  fear  him 
which  is  able  to  destroy  both  soul  and  body  in  hell. 

19  Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  a  farthing? 
and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on  the  ground  with- 
out your  Father. 

20  But  the  very  hairs  of  your  head  are  all 
numbered. 

21  Fear  ye  not  therefore,  ye  are  of  more  value 
than  many  sparrows. 


72  THE  LIFE  AND   ISIORALS 

22  And  they  went  out,  and  preached  that  men 
should  repent. 

23  If  And  the  apostles  gathered  themselves  to- 
gether unto  Jesus,  and  told  him  all  things,  both 
what  they  had  done,  and  what  they  had  taught. 

XXVI. 

Precepts. 

\  FTER  these  things  Jesus  walked  in  Galilee:  for 
he  would  not  walk  in  Jewry,  because  the 
Jews  sought  to  kill  him. 

2  Then  came  together  unto  him  the  Pharisees, 
and  certain  of  the  scribes,  which  came  from  Jeru- 
salem. 

3  And  when  they  saw  some  of  his  disciples  eat 
bread  with  defiled,  that  is  to  say,  with  unwashen, 
hands,  they  found  fault. 

4  For  the  Pharisees,  and  all  the  Jews,  except 
they  wash  ilieir  hands  oft,  eat  not,  holding  the  tra- 
dition of  the  elders. 

5  And  ivlien  they  oomc  from  the  market,  except 
they  wash,  they  eat  not.     And  many  other  things 


OP   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  73 

there  be,  which  they  have  received  to  hold,  as  the 
washing'  of  cups  and  pots,  brazen  vessels,  and  of 
tables. 

6  Then  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  asked  him, 
Why  walk  not  thy  disciples  according  to  the  tra- 
dition of  the  elders,  but  eat  bread  with  unwashen 
hands? 

7  1[  And  when  he  had  called  all  the  people  unto 
Mm,  he  said  unto  them.  Hearken  unto  me  every  one 
of  yon,  and  understand: 

8  There  is  nothing  from  without  a  man,  that 
entering  into  him  can  defile  him:  but  the  things 
which  come  out  of  him,  those  are  they  that  defile 
the  man. 

9     If  any  man  have  ears  to  hear  let  him  hear. 

10  And  when  he  was  entered  into  the  house 
from  the  people,  his  disciples  asked  him  concern- 
ing the  parable. 

11  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Are  ye  so  without 
understanding  also?  Do  ye  not  perceive,  that 
whatsoever  thing  from  without  entereth  into  the 
man,  it  cannot  defile  him; 


74  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

12  Because  it  entereth  not  into  his  heart,  but 
into  the  belly,  and  goeth  out  into  the  draught,  purg- 
ing all  meats? 

13  And  he  isaid.  That  which  cometh  out  of  the 
man,  that  deflleth  the  man. 

14  For  from  within,  out  of  the  heart  of  men^ 
proceed  evil  thoughts,  adulteries,  fornications,  mur- 
ders, 

15  Thefts,  covetousness,  wickedness,  deceit,  las- 
civiousness,  an  evil  eye,  blasphemy,  pride,  foolish- 
ness : 

16  All  the^e  evil  things  come  from  within,  and 
defile  the  man. 

17  ^  And  from  thence  he  arose,  and  went  into 
the  borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  c.nd  entered  into  an 
house,  and  would  have  no  man  know  it:  but  he 
could  not  be  hid. 

18  At  the  same  time  came  the  disciples  unto 
Jesus,  saying,  Who  is  the  greatest  in  the  kingdom 
of  heaven? 

19  And  Jesus  called  a  little  child  unto  him,  and 
set  him  in  the  midst  of  them. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  75 

20  And  said,  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye 
be  converted,  and  become  as  little  children,  ye 
shall  not  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

21  Whosoever  therefore  shall  humble  himself  as 
this  little  child,  the  same  is  greatest  in  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

22  |[  Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  offences! 
for  it  must  needs  be  that  offences  come;  but  woe 
to  that  man  by  whom  the  offence  cometh! 

23  Wherefore  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  offend 
thee,  cut  them  off,  and  cast  theiii  from  thee:  it  is 
better  for  thee  to  enter  into  life  halt  or  maimed; 
rather  than  having  two  hands  or  two  feet  to  be 
cast  into  everlasting  fire. 

24  And  if  thine  eye  offend  thee,  pluck  it  out, 
and  cast  it  from  thee:  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
into  life  with  one  eye,  rather  than  having  two  eyes 
to  be  cast  into  hell  fire. 

25  How  think  ye?  if  a  man  have  an  hundred 
sheep,  and  one  of  them  be  gone  astray,  doth  he  not 
leave  the  ninety  and  nine,  and  goeth  into  the  moun- 
tains, and  seeketh  that  which  is  gone  astray? 

26  And  if  so  be  that  he  find  it,  verily  I  say  unto 
you,  he  rejoiceth  more  of  that  slwep,  than  of  the 
ninety  and  nine  which  went  not  astray. 


76  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

27  Even  so  it  is  not  the  will  of  your  Father 
which  is  in  heaven^  that  one  of  these  little  ones 
should  perish. 

28  Moreover  if  thy  brother  shall  trespass 
against  thee,  go  and  tell  him  his  fault  between 
thee  and  him  alone:  if  he  shall  hear  thee,  thou  hast 
gained  thy  brother. 

29  But  if  he  will  not  hear  tliee,  then  take  with 
thee  one  or  two  more,  that  in  the  mouth  of  two  or 
three  witnesses  every  word  may  be  established. 

30  And  if  he  shall  neglect  to  hear  them,  tell  it 
unto  the  church:  but  if  he  neglect  to  hear  the 
church,  let  him  be  unto  thee  as  an  heathen  man 
and  a  publican. 

31  ^  Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said.  Lord, 
how  oft  shall  my  brother  sin  against  me,  and  I  for- 
give him?  till  seven  times? 

32  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee, 
Until  seven  times:  but,  Until  seventy  times  seven. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  77 

XXVII. 

Parable  of  the  Wicked  Servant. 

'T*  HEREFORE  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened 
unto  a  certain  king,  which  would  take  ac- 
count of  his  servants. 

2  And  when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was 
brought  unto  him,  which  owed  him  ten  thousand 
talents. 

3  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay,  his  lord 
commanded  him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  child- 
ren, and  all  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made. 

4  The  servant  therefore  fell  down,  and  wor- 
shipped him,  saying,  Lord,  have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  v/ill  pay  thee  all. 

5  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was  moved  with 
compassion,  and  loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the 
debt. 

6  But  the  same  servant  w^ent  out,  and  found 
one  of  his  fellow-servants,  which  owed  him  an  hun- 
dred pence:  and  he  laid  hands  on  him,  and  took 
him  by  ihe  throat,  saying.  Pay  me  that  thou  owest. 


78  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

7  And  his  fellow-servant  fell  down  at  his  feet, 
and  besought  him,  saying,  Have  patience  with  me, 
and  I  will  pay  thee  all. 

8  And  he  would  not:  but  went  and  cast  him 
into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt. 

9  So  when  his  fellow-servants  saw  what  was 
done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and  came  and  told  unto 
their  lord  all  that  was  done. 

10  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he  had  called  him, 
said  unto  him,  O  thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou  desiredst  me; 

11  Shouldest  not  thou  also  have  had  compas- 
sion on  thy  fellow-servant,  even  as  I  had  pity  on 
thee? 

12  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him 
to  the  tormentors,  till  he  should  pay  all  that  was 
due  unto  him. 

13  So  likewise  shall  my  heavenly  Father  do 
also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts  forgive  not 
every  one  his  brother  their  trespasses. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  79 

XXVIII. 

Mission  of  the  Seventy. 

A  FTER  these  things  the  Lord  appointed  other 
seventy  also,  and  sent  them  two  and  two 
before  his  face  into  every  city  and  place,  whither 
he  himself  w^ould  come. 

2  Therefore  said  he  unto  them,  The  harvest 
truly  is  great,  but  the  labourers  are  few:  pray  ye 
therefore  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  w^ould 
send  forth  labourers  into  his  harvest. 

3  Go  your  ways:  behold,  I  send  you  forth  as 
lambs  among  wolves. 

4  Carry  neither  purse,  nor  scrip,  nor  shoes :  and 
salute  no  man  by  the  way. 

5  And  into  whatsoever  house  ye  enter,  first  say, 
Peace  he  to  this  house. 

6  And  if  the  son  of  peace  be  there,  your  peace 
shall  rest  upon  it:  if  not,  it  shall  turn  to  you  again. 

7  And  in  the  same  house  remain,  eating  and 
drinking  such  things  as  they  give:  for  the  labourer 
is  worthy  of  his  hire.    Go  not  from  house  to  house. 

'8  And  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they 
receive  you,  eat  such  things  as  are  set  before  you : 


80  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

9  But  into  whatsoever  city  ye  enter,  and  they 
receive  you  not,  go  your  ways  out  into  the  streets 
of  the  same,  and  say, 

10  Even  the  very  dust  of  your  city,  which 
cleaveth  on  us,  we  do  wipe  off  against  you:  not- 
withstanding be  ye  sure  of  this,  that  the  kingdom 
of  Gtod  is  come  nigh  unto  you. 

11  But  I  say  unto  you,  that  it  shall  be  more 
tolerable  in  that  day  for  Sodom,  than  for  that  city. 

XXIX. 

The  Feast  of  the  Tabernacles. 

1^  OW  the  Jews'  feast  of  tabernacles  was  at  hand. 
2     His  brethren  therefore  said  unto  him, 
Depart  hence,  and  go  into  Judea,  that  thy  dis- 
ciples also  may  see  the  works  that  thou  doest. 

3  For  tJiere  is  no  man  that  doeth  any  thing  in 
secret  and  he  himself  seeketh  to  be  known  openly. 
If  thou  do  these  things,  shew  thyself  to  the  world. 

4  For  neither  did  his  brethren  believe  in  him. 

5  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them.  My  time  is  not 
yet  come:  but  your  time  is  alway  ready. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  81 

6  The  world  cannot  hate  you ;  but  me  it  hateth, 
because  I  testify  of  it,  that  the  works  thereof  are 
evil. 

7  Go  ye  up  unto  this  feast:  I  go  not  up  yet 
unto  this  feast;  for  my  time  is  not  yet  full  come. 

8  When  he  had  said  these  words  unto  them,  he 
abode  still  in  Galilee. 

9  ^  But  when  his  brethren  were  gone  up,  then 
went  he  also  up  unto  the  feast,  not  openly,  but  as 
it  were  in  secret. 

10  Then  the  Jews  sought  him  at  the  feast,  and 
said.  Where  is  he? 

11  And  there  was  much  murmuring  among  the 
people  concerning  him :  for  some  said.  He  is  a  good 
man:  others  said.  Nay;  but  he  deceiveth  the  people. 

12  Howbeit  no  man  spake  openly  of  him  for 
fear  of  the  Jews. 

13  Tl  Now  about  the  midst  of  the  feast  Jesus 
went  up  into  the  temple,  and  taught. 

14  And  the  Jews  marveled,  saying.  How 
knoweth  this  man  letters,  having  never  learned? 

15  Jesus  answered  them,  and  said.  My  doctrine 
is  not  mine,  but  his  that  sent  me. 


82  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

16  Did  not  Moses  give  you  the  law,  and  yet 
none  of  you  keepeth  the  law?  Why  go  ye  about  to 
kill  me? 

17  The  people  answered  and  said,  Thou  hast  a 
devil:  who  goeth  about  to  kill  thee? 

18  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  I  have 
done  one  work,  and  ye  all  marvel. 

19  Moses  therefore  gave  unto  you  circumcision ; 
(not  because  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the  fathers;) 
and  ye  on  the  sabbath  day  circumcise  a  man. 

20  If  a  man  on  the  sabbath  day  receive  circum- 
cision, that  the  law  of  Moses  should  not  be  broken; 
are  ye  angry  at  me,  because  I  have  made  a  man 
every  whit  whole  en  the  sabbath  day? 

21  Judge  not  according  to  the  appearance,  but 
judge  righteous  judgment. 

22  Then  said  some  of  them  of  Jerusalem,  Is  not 
this  he,  whom  they  seek  to  kill? 

23  But,  lo,  he  speaketh  boldly,  and  they  say 
nothing  unto  him.  Do  the  rulers  know  indeed  that 
this  is  the  very  Christ? 

24  jf  The  Pharisees  heard  that  the  people  mur- 
mured such  things  concerning  him;  and  the  Phari- 
sees and  the  chief  priests  sent  officers  to  take  him. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  83 

25  So  there  was  a  division  among  the  people 
because  of  him. 

26  And  some  of  them  would  have  taken  him; 
but  no  man  laid  hands  on  him. 

27  If  Then  came  the  officers  to  the  chief  priests 
and  Pharisees;  and  they  said  unto  them,  Why  have 
ye  not  brought  him? 

28  The  officers  answered,  Never  man  spake 
like  this  man. 

29  Then  answered  them  the  Pharisees,  Are  ye 
also  deceived? 

30  Have  any  of  the  rulers  or  of  the  Pharisees 
believed  on  him? 

31  But  this  people  who  knoweth  not  the  law 
are  cursed. 

32  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them,  (he  that  came 
to  Jesus  by  night,  being  one  of  them,) 

33  Doth  our  law  judge  any  man,  before  it  hear 
him,  and  know  what  he  doeth? 

34  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou 
also  of  Galilee?  Search,  and  look:  for  out  of  Gal- 
ilee ariseth  no  prophet. 

35  And  every  man  went  unto  his  own  house. 


84  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

XXX. 

The  Woman  Taken  in  Adultery. 

JESUS  went  unto  the  mount  of  Olives. 
2     And  early  in  the  morning  he  came  again 
into  the  temple,  and  all  the  people  came  unto  him; 
and  he  sat  down,  and  taught  them. 

3  And  the  scribes  and  Pharisees  brought  unto 
him  a  woman  taken  in  adultery;  and  when  they 
had  set  her  in  the  midst, 

4  They  say  unto  him.  Master,  this  woman  was 
taken  in  adultery,  in  the  very  act. 

5  Now  Moses  in  the  law  commanded  us,  that 
such  should  be  stoned;  but  what  sayest  thou? 

6  This  they  said,  tempting  him,  that  they 
might  have  to  accuse  him.  But  Jesus  stooped 
down,  and  with  Ms  finger  wrote  on  the  ground, 
as  tJiougli  he  heard  them  not, 

7  So  when  they  continued  asking  him,  he 
lifted  up  himself,  and  said  unto  them,  He  that  is 
without  sin  among  you,  let  him  first  cast  a  stone 
at  her. 

8  And  again  he  stooped  down,  and  wrote  on 
the  ground. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  85 

9  And  they  which  heard  it^  being  convicted  by 
tJieir  own  conscience,  went  out  one  by  one  begin- 
ning at  the  eldest,  even  unto  the  last:  and  Jesus 
was  left  alone,  and  the  woman  standing  in  the 
midst. 

10  When  Jesus  had  lifted  up  himself,  and  saw 
none  but  the  woman,  he  said  unto  her.  Woman, 
where  are  those  thine  accusers?  hath  no  man  con- 
demned thee? 

11  She  said.  No  man,  Lord.  And  Jesus  said 
unto  her,  Neither  do  I  condemn  thee;  go,  and  sin 
no  more. 

XXXI. 

To  he  Born  Blind  No  Proof  of  Sin. 

A  ND  as  Jesus  passed  by,  he  saw  a  man  which 
was  blind  from  his  birth. 

2  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying.  Master, 
who  did  sin,  this  man,  or  his  parents,  that  he  was 
born  blind? 

3  Jesus  answered.  Neither  hath  this  man 
sinned,  nor  his  parents:  but  that  the  works  of 
God  should  be  made  manifest  in  him. 


86  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

XXXII. 

The  Good  Shepherd. 

TTERILY,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  en- 
tereth  not  by  the  door  into  the  sheepfold, 
but  climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the  same  is  a 
thief  and  a  robber. 

2  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is  the 
shepherd  of  the  sheep. 

3  To  him  the  porter  openeth;  and  the  sheep 
hear  his  voice:  and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by 
name,  and  leadeth  them  out. 

4  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own  sheep,  he 
goeth  before  them,  and  the  sheep  follow  him;  for 
they  know  his  voice. 

5  And  a  stranger  will  they  not  follow,  but  will 
flee  from  him:  for  they  know  not  the  voice  of 
strangers. 

6  I  am  the  good  shepherd:  the  good  shepherd 
giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep. 

7  But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the  shep- 
herd, whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth  the  wolf 
coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth:  and  the 
wolf  catcheth  them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  87 

8  The  hireling  fleeth,  because  he  is  an  hireling, 
and  careth  not  for  the  sheep. 

9  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep, 
and  am  known  of  mine. 

10  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are  not  of 
this  fold:  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall 
hear  my  voice;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and 
one  shepherd. 

XXXIII. 

Love  God  and  Thy  Neighbour;  Parable  of  the  Samaritan. 

\  ND,   behold,  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up,  and 
tempted  him,  saying,  Master,  what  shall  I 
do  to  inherit  eternal  life? 

2  He  said  unto  him.  What  is  written  in  the 
law?  how  readest  thou? 

3  And  he  answering  said.  Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all 
thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  strength,  and  with  all 
thy  mind;  and  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

4  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thou  hast  answered 
right:  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live. 


88  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

5  But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said  unto 
Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour? 

6  And  Jesus  answering  said,  A  certain  mwn 
went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell 
among  thieves,  which  stripped  him  of  his  raiment, 
and  wounded  Mm,  and  departed,  leaving  Mm  half 
dead. 

7  And  by  chance  there  came  down  a  certain 
priest  that  way:  and  when  he  saw  him  he  passed 
by  on  the  other  side. 

8  And  likewise  a  Levite,  when  he  was  at  the 
place,  came  and  looked  on  Mm,  and  passed  by  on 
the  other  side. 

9  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed, 
came  where  he  was:  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  had 
compassion  on  Mm, 

10  And  went  to  Mm,  and  bound  up  his  wounds, 
pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of 
him. 

11  And  on  the  morrow  when  he  departed,  he 
took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  them  to  the  host,  and 
said  unto  him.  Take  care  of  him;  and  whatsoever 
thou  spendest  more,  when  I  come  again,  I  will  re- 
pay thee. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  89 

12  Which  now  of  these  three,  thinkest  thou, 
was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell  among  the 
thieves? 

13  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him. 
Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  like- 
wise. 


XXXIV. 

Form  of  Prayer. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  he  was  praying  in 
a  certain  place,  when  he  ceased,  one  of  his 
disciples  said  unto  him.  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray,  as 
John  also  taught  his  disciples. 

2  And  he  said  unto  them.  When  ye  pray,  say, 
Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy 
name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done,  as 
in  heaven,  so  in  earth. 

3  Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread. 

4  And  forgive  us  our  sins;  for  we  also  forgive 
every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us.  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation;  but  deliver  us  from  evil. 


90  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

5  And  he  said  unto  tliem,  Which  of  you  shall 
have  a  friend,  and  shall  go  unto  him  at  midnight, 
and  say  unto  him.  Friend,  lend  me  three  loaves; 

6  For  a  friend  of  mine  in  his  journey  is  come 
to  me,  and  I  have  nothing  to  set  before  him? 

7  And  he  from  within  shall  answer  and  say, 
Trouble  me  not:  the  door  is  now  shut;  and  my  chil- 
dren are  with  me  in  bed;  I  cannot  rise  and  give 
thee. 

8  I  say  unto  you,  Though  he  will  not  rise  and 
give  him  because  he  is  his  friend,  yet  because  of 
his  importunity  he  will  rise  and  give  him  as  many 
as  he  needeth. 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall  be 
given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find;  knock,  and  ir 
shall  be  opened  unto  you. 

10  For  every  one  that  asketh  receiveth;  and  he 
that  seeketh  findeth;  and  to  him  that  knocketh  it 
shall  be  opened. 

11  If  a  son  shall  ask  bread  of  any  of  you  that 
is  a  father,  will  he  give  him  a  stone?  or  if  he  aslc 
a  fish,  will  he  for  a  fish  give  him  a  serpent? 

12  Or  if  he  shall  ask  an  egg,  will  he  offer  him  a 
scorpion  ? 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  91 

13  If  ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give 
good  gifts  unto  your  children:  how  much  more 
shall  your  heavenly  Father  give  the  Holy  Spirit  to 
them  that  ask  him? 

XXXV. 

The  Sabbath. 

A  ND  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house 
of  one  of  the  chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on 
the  sabbath  day,  that  they  watched  him. 

2  And,  behold,  there  was  a  certain  man  before 
him  which  had  the  dropsy. 

3  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto  the  lawyers 
and  Pharisees,  saying.  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the 
sabbath  day? 

4  And  they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him, 
and  healed  him,  and  let  him  go; 

5  And  answered  them,  saying,  Which  of  you 
shall  have  an  ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and 
will  not  straightway  pull  him  out  on  the  sabbath 
day? 

6  And  they  could  not  answer  him  again  to 
these  things. 


92  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

XXXVI. 

The  Bidden  to  a  Feast. 

A  ND  he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those  which  were 
bidden,  when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out 
the  chief  rooms ;  saying  unto  them, 

2  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a  wed- 
ding, sit  not  down  in  the  highest  room ;  lest  a  more 
honourable  ma  n  than  thou  be  bidden  of  him ; 

3  And  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come  and  say 
to  thee.  Give  this  man  place;  and  thou  begin  with 
shame  to  take  the  lowest  room. 

4  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in 
the  lowest  room;  that  when  he  that  bade  thee 
Cometh,  he  may  say  unto  thee.  Friend,  go  up  higher : 
then  shalt  thou  have  worship  in  the  presence  of 
them  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee. 

5  For  whosoever  exalteth  himself  shall  be 
abased;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  ex- 
alted. 

6  T[  Then  said  he  also  to  him  that  bade  him, 
When  thou  makest  a  dinner  or  a  supper,  call  not 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  93 

thy  friends,  nor  thy  brethren,  neither  thy  kinsmen, 
nor  thij  rich  neighbours;  lest  they  also  bid  thee 
again,  and  a  recompense  be  made  thee. 

7  But  when  thou  makest  a  feast,  call  the  poor, 
the  maimed,  the  lame,  the  blind : 

8  And  thou  shalt  be  blessed;  for  they  cannot 
recompense  thee :  for  thou  shalt  be  recompensed  at 
the  resurrection  of  the  just. 

9  ^  And  when  one  of  them  that  sat  at  meat 
with  him  heard  these  things,  he  said  unto  him, 
Blessed  is  he  that  shall  eat  bread  in  the  kingdom 
of  God. 

10  Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  certain  man  made 
a  great  supper,  and  bade  many : 

11  And  sent  his  servant  at  supper  time  to  say 
to  them  that  were  bidden.  Come ;  for  all  things  are 
now  ready. 

12  And  they  all  with  one  consent  began  to  make 
excuse.  The  first  said  unto  him,  I  have  bought  a 
piece  of  ground,  and  I  must  needs  go  and  see  it :  I 
pray  thee  have  me  excused. 

13  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them :  I  pray  thee  have 
me  excused. 


94  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

14  And  another  said,  I  have  married  a  wife, 
and  therefore  I  cannot  come. 

15  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his  lord 
these  things.  Then  the  master  of  the  house  being 
angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go  out  quickly  into  the 
streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither 
the  poor,  and  tlie  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the 
blind. 

16  And  the  servant  said,  Lord  it  is  done  as  thou 
hast  commanded,  and  yet  there  is  room. 

17  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant.  Go  out 
into  the  highways  and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to 
come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled. 

18  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  none  of  those  men 
which  were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

XXXVII. 

Precepts. 

T^OR  whicli  of  you,  intending  to  build  a  tower, 
sitteth  not  down  first,  and  counteth  the  cost, 
whether  he  have  sufficient  to  finish  it? 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  95 

2  Lest  haply,  after  he  hath  laid  the  foundation, 
and  is  not  able  to  finish  it,  all  that  behold  it  begin  to 
mock  him, 

3  Saying,  This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not 
able  to  finish. 

4  Or  what  king,  going  to  make  war  against 
another  king,  sitteth  not  down  first,  and  consulteth 
whether  he  be  able  with  ten  thousand  to  meet  him 
that  Cometh  against  him  with  twenty  thousand? 

5  Or  else,  while  the  other  is  yet  a  great  way  off, 
he  sendeth  an  ambassage,  and  desireth  conditions 
of  peace. 

XXXVIII. 

Parables  of  the  Lost  SJieep  and  Prodigal  Son. 


'T^HEN  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  publicans  and 
sinners  for  to  hear  him. 

2  And  the  Pharisees  and  scribes  murmured,  say- 
ing. This  man  receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with 
them. 

3  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  them,  saying. 


96  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

4  What  man  of  you,  having  an  hundred  sheep, 
if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety 
and  nine  in  the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which 
is  lost,  until  he  find  it? 

5  And  when  he  hath  found  itj  he  layeth  it  on  his 
shoulders,  rejoicing. 

6  And  when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  to- 
gether Ms  friends  and  neighbours,  saying  unto 
them,  Eejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found  my  sheep 
which  was  lost. 

7  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shall  be  in 
heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than 
over  ninety  and  nine  just  persons,  which  need  no 
repentance. 

8  If  Either  what  woman  having  ten  pieces  of 
silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  candle, 
and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligently  till  she 
find  itf 

9  And  when  she  hath  found  itj  she  calleth  her 
friends  and  her  neighbours  together,  saying,  Re- 
joice with  me;  for  I  have  found  the  piece  which  I 
had  lost. 

10  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  there  is  joy  in  the 
presence  of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that 
repenteth. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  97 

11  ]\  And  he  said,  A  certain  man  had  two  sons : 

12  And  the  younger  of  them  said  to  his  father, 
Father,  give  me  the  portion  of  goods  that  falleth  to 
me.     And  he  divided  unto  them  his  living. 

13  And  not  many  days  after  the  younger  son 
gathered  all  together  and  took  his  journey  into  a 
far  country,  and  there  wasted  his  substance  with 
riotous  living. 

14  And  when  he  had  spent  all,  there  arose  a 
mighty  famine  in  that  land ;  and  he  began  to  be  in 
want. 

15  And  he  went  and  joined  himself  to  a  citizen 
of  that  country;  and  he  sent  him  into  his  fields  to 
feed  swine. 

16  And  he  would  fain  have  filled  his  belly  w^ith 
the  husks  that  the  swine  did  eat:  and  no  man  gave 
unto  him. 

17  And  when  he  came  to  himself,  he  said,  How 
many  hired  servants  of  my  father^s  have  bread 
enough  and  to  spare,  and  I  perish  with  hunger! 

18  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will 
Sfiy  unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven,  and  before  thee, 


98  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

19  And  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy 
son:  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired  servants. 

20  And  he  arose,  and  came  to  his  father.  But 
when  he  was  yet  a  great  way  off,  his  father  saw 
him,  and  had  compassion,  and  ran,  and  fell  on 
his  neck,  and  kissed  him. 

21  And  the  son  said  unto  him,  Father,  I  have 
sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight,  and  am 
no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son. 

22  But  the  father  said  to  his  servants.  Bring 
forth  the  best  robe,  and  put  it  on  him;  and  put  a 
ring  on  his  hand,  and  shoes  on  his  feet: 

23  And  bring  hither  the  fatted  calf,  and  kill 
it;  and  let  us  eat,  and  be  merry: 

24  For  this  my  son  was  dead,  and  is  alive 
again;  he  was  lost,  and  is  found.  And  they  began 
to  be  merry. 

25  Now  his  elder  son  was  in  the  field;  and  as 
he  came  and  drew  nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard 
music  and  dancing. 

26  And  he  called  one  of  the  servants,  and  asked 
what  these  things  meant. 

2^  And  he  said  unto  him.  Thy  brother  is  come; 
and  thy  father  hath  killed  the  fatted  calf,  because 
he  hath  received  him  safe  and  sound. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  99 

28  And  he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in: 
therefore  came  his  father  out,  and  intreated  him. 

29  And  he  answering  said  to  his  father,  Lo, 
these  many  years  do  I  serve  thee,  neither  trans- 
gressed I  at  any  time  thy  commandment:  and  yet 
thou  never  gavest  me  a  kid,  that  I  might  make 
merry  with  my  friends: 

30  But  as  soon  as  this  thy  son  was  come, 
which  hath  devoured  thy  living  with  harlots,  thou 
hast  killed  for  him  the  fatted  calf. 

31  And  he  said  unto  him.  Son,  thou  art  ever 
with  me,  and  all  that  I  have  is  thine. 

32  It  was  meet  that  we  should  make  merry, 
and  be  glad;  for  this  thy  brother  was  dead,  and 
is  alive  again;  and  w^as  lost,  and  is  found. 

XXXIX. 

Parable  of  tJie  Unjust  Steward. 

A  ND  he  said  also  unto  hivs  disciples,  There  was  a 
certain  rich  man,  which  had  a  steward;  and 
the  same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he  had  wasted 
his  goods. 


100  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

2  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him,  How 
is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  thee?  give  an  account  of 
thy  stewardship;  for  thou  mayest  be  no  longer 
steward. 

3  Then  the  steward  said  within  himself,  What 
shall  I  do?  for  my  lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardship:  I  cannot  dig;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed. 

4  I  am  resolved  what  to  do,  that,  w^hen  I  am 
put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me 
into  their  houses. 

5  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord's  debtors 
unto  Mm,  and  said  unto  the  first,  How^  much  owest 
thou  unto  my  lord? 

6  And  he  said.  An  hundred  measures  of  oil. 
And  he  said  unto  him.  Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down 
quickly,  and  write  fifty. 

7  Then  said  he  to  another.  And  how  much 
owest  thou?  And  he  said.  An  hundred  measures 
of  wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him.  Take  thy  bill, 
and  write  fourscore. 

8  And  the  lord  commended  the  unjust  steward, 
because  he  had  done  wisely;  for  the  children  of 
this  world  are  in  their  generation  wiser  than  the 
children  of  light. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  101 

9  And  I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  yourselves 
friends  of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness;  that, 
when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive  you  into  everlasting 
habitations. 

10  He  that  is  faithful  in  that  which  is  least  is 
faithful  also  in  much:  and  he  that  is  unjust  in  the 
least  is  unjust  also  in  much. 

11  If  therefore  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  the 
unrighteous  mammon,  who  will  commit  to  your 
trust  the  true  riches? 

12  And  if  ye  have  not  been  faithful  in  that 
which  is  another  man's,  who  shall  give  you  that 
which  is  your  own? 

13  No  servant  can  serve  two  masters:  for  either 
he  will  hate  the  one,  and  love  the  other;  or  else 
he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the  other.  Ye 
cannot  serve  God  and  mammon. 

14  Y\  And  the  Pharisees  also,  who  were  cov- 
etous, heard  all  these  things:  and  they  derided  him. 

15  And  he  said  unto  them.  Ye  are  they  which 
justify  yourselves  before  men;  but  God  knoweth 
your  hearts:  for  that  which  is  highly  esteemed 
among  men  is  abomination  in  the  sight  of  God. 


102  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

XL. 

Parable  of  Lazarus. 

'T'HERE   was  a   certain   rich   man,   wliicli   was 
clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen  and  fared 
sumptuously  every  day: 

2  And  there  was  a  certain  beggar  named  Laz- 
arus, which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 

3  And  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  which 
fell  from  the  rich  man's  table:  moreover  the  dogs 
came  and  licked  his  sores. 

4  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  beggar  died, 
and  was  carried  by  the  angels  into  Abraham^s 
bosom:  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried; 

5  And  in  hell  he  lift  up  his  eyes,  being  in  tor- 
ments and  seeth  Abraham  afar  off,  and  Lazaru-s 
in  his  bosom. 

6  And  he  cried  and  said.  Father  Abraham,  have 
mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip 
the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue; 
for  I  am  tormented  in  this  flame. 

7  But  Abraham  said,  Son,  remember  that  thou 
in  thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  like- 


OF    JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  ■    103 

wise  Lazarus  evil  things :  but  now  he  is  comforted, 
and  thou  art  tormented. 

8  And  beside  all  this,  between  us  and  you  there 
is  a  great  gulf  fixed:  so  that  they  which  would 
pass  from  hence  to  you  cannot;  neither  can  they 
pass  to  us,  that  looiild  come  from  thence. 

9  Tiien  he  said,  I  pray  thee  therefore,  father, 
that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's  house: 

10  For  I  have  five  brethren;  that  he  may  testify 
unto  them,  lest  they  also  come  into  this  place  of 
torment. 

11  Abraham  saith  unto  him.  They  have  Moses 
and  the  prophets;  let  them  hear  them. 

12  And  he  said.  Nay,  father  Abraham:  but  if 
one  went  unto  them  from  the  dead,  they  will  re- 
pent. 

13  And  he  said  unto  him.  If  they  hear  not  Moses 
and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded, 
though  one  rose  from  the  dead. 

XLI. 

Precepts  to  be  Always  Ready. 

'T^  HEN  said  he  unto  the  disciples,  it  is  impossible 
but  that  offences  will  come:  but  woe  unto 
liwiy  through  whom  they  come ! 


104  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

2  It  were  better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were 
hanged  about  his  neck,  and  he  cast  into  the  sea, 
than  that  he  should  offend  one  of  these  little  ones. 

3  *i|  Take  heed  to  yourselves:  If  thy  brother 
trespass  against  thee,  rebuke  him;  and  if  he  repent, 
forgive  him. 

4  And  if  he  trespass  against  thee  seven  times  in 
a  day,  and  seven  times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee, 
saying,  T  repent;  thou  shalt  forgive  him. 

5  But  which  of  you,  having  a  servant  plowing 
or  feeding  cattle,  will  say  unto  him  by  and  by,  when 
he  is  come  from  the  field,  Go  and  sit  down  to  meat? 

6  And  will  not  rather  say  unto  him.  Make  ready 
wherewith  I  may  sup,  and  gird  thyself,  and  serve 
me,  till  I  have  eaten  and  drunken;  and  afterward 
thou  shalt  eat  and  drink? 

7  Doth  he  thank  that  servant  because  he  did  the 
things  that  were  commanded  him?     I  trow  not. 

8  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  have  done  all 
those  things  Avhich  are  commanded  you,  say.  We  are 
unprofitable  servants :  we  have  done  that  which  was 
our  duty  to  do. 

9  ^  And  when  he  was  demanded  of  the  Phari- 
sees, when  the  kingdom  of  God  should  come,  he 


OF    JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  105 

answered  them  and   said,   The   Kingdom   of   God 
Cometh  not  with  observation. 

10  And  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Noe,  so  shall  it 
be  ako  in  the  days  of  the  Son  of  man. 

11  They  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  married  wives, 
they  were  given  in  marriage,  until  the  day  that  Noe 
entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  flood  came,  and  de- 
stroyed them  all. 

12  Likewise  also  as  it  was  in  the  days  of  Lot; 
they  did  eat,  they  drank,  they  bought,  they  sold, 
they  planted,  they  builded; 

13  But  the  same  day  that  Lot  went  out  of  Sodom 
it  rainod  fire  and  brimstone  from  heaven,  and 
destroyed  them  all. 

11  Even  thus  shall  it  be  in  the  day  when  the  Son 
of  man  is  revealed. 

15  In  that  day,  he  which  shall  be  upon  the 
housetop,  and  his  staff  in  the  house,  let  him  not 
come  down  to  take  it  away:  and  he  that  is  in  the 
field,  let  him  likewise  not  return  back. 

16  Kemember  Lot's  wife. 

17  Whosoever  shall  seek  to  save  his  life  shall 
lose  it ;  and  Avhosoever  shall  lose  his  life  shall  pre- 
serve it. 


106  THE   LIFE   AND    ISIORALS 

18  I  tell  you,  in  that  night  there  shall  be  two 
men  in  one  bed;  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the 
other  shall  be  left. 

19  Two  women  shall  be  grinding  together;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

20  Two  men  shall  be  in  the  field ;  the  one  shall 
be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

XLII. 

Parables  of  the  Widow  and  Judge,  the  Pharisee  and  Publican. 

\  ND  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them  to  this  end, 
that  men  ought  alwa^^s  to  pray,  and  not  to 
faint; 

2  Saying,  There  was  in  a  city  a  judge,  which 
feared  not  God,  neither  regarded  man : 

3  And  there  was  a  widow  in  that  city;  and  she 
came  unto  him,  saying.  Avenge  me  of  mine  adver- 
sary. 

4  And  he  would  not  for  a  while :  but  afterward 
he  said  within  himself.  Though  I  fear  not  God,  nor 
regard  man, 

5  Yet  because  this  widow  troubleth  me,  I  will 
avenge  her,  lest  by  her  continual  coming  she  weary 
me. 


OP   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  107 

6  And  the  Lord  said,  Hear  what  the  unjust 
judge  saith. 

7  And  shall  not  God  avenge  his  own  elect,  which 
cry  day  and  night  unto  him,  though  he  bear  long 
with  them? 

8  I  tell  you  that  he  will  avenge  them  speedily. 
Nevertheless  when  the  Son  of  man  cometh,  shall  he 
find  faith  on  the  earth? 

9  Tl  And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  certain 
which  trusted  in  themselves  that  they  were  right- 
eous, and  despised  others: 

10  Two  men  went  up  into  the  temple  to  pray; 
the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the  other  a  publican. 

11  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus  with 
himself,  God,  I  thank  thee  that  I  am  not  as  other 
men  m^e^  extortioners,  unjust,  adulterers,  or  even 
as  this  publican. 

12  I  fast  tAvice  in  the  week,  I  give  tithes  of  all 
that  I  possess. 

13  And  the  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would 
not  lift  up  so  much  as  Ms  eyes  unto  heaven,  but 
smote  upon  his  breast,  saying,  God  be  merciful  to 
me  a  sinner. 


108  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

14  I  tell  YOU,  this  man  went  down  to  his  house 
justified  rather  than  the  other:  for  every  one  that 
exalteth  himself  shall  be  abased ;  and  he  that  hum- 
bleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 


XLIII. 

Precepts. 

'^^  OW  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  went,  that  he 

entered  into  a  certain  village:  and  a  certain 

woman  named  Martha  received  him  into  her  house. 

2  And  she  had  a  sister  called  Mary,  which  also 
sat  at  Jesus'  feet,  and  heard  his  word. 

3  But  Martha  was  cumbered  about  much  serv- 
ing, and  came  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  dost  thou  not 
care  that  my  sister  hath  left  me  to  serve  alone?  bid 
her  therefore  that  she  help  me. 

4  And  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her, 
Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  careful  and  troubled 
about  many  things: 

5  But  one  thing  is  needful:  and  Mary  hath 
chosen  that  good  part,  which  shall  not  be  taken 
away  from  her. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  109 

6  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  Jesus  had  fin- 
ished these  sayings,  he  departed  from  Galilee,  and 
came  into  the  coasts  of  Judea  beyond  Jordan; 

7  And  great  multitudes  followed  him;  and  he 
healed  them  there. 

8  The  Pharisees  also  came  unto  him,  tempting 
him,  and  saying  unto  him.  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to 
put  away  his  wife  for  every  cause? 

9  And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Have 
ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made  tliem  at  the  begin- 
ning made  them  male  and  female, 

10  And  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave 
father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife :  and 
they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh? 

11  Wherefore  they  are  no  more  tvrain,  but  one 
flesh.  What  therefore  God  hath  joined  together,  let 
not  man  put  asunder. 

12  They  say  unto  him.  Why  did  Moses  then  com- 
mand to  give  a  writing  of  divorcement,  and  to  put 
her  away? 

13  He  saith  unto  them,  Moses  because  of  the 
hardness  of  your  hearts  suffered  you  to  put  away 
your  wives :  but  from  the  beginning  it  was  not  so. 


110  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

14  And  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever  shall  put 
away  his  wife,  except  it  he  for  fornication,  and 
shall  marry  another,  committeth  adultery:  and 
whoso  marrieth  her  which  is  put  away  doth  com- 
mit adultery. 

15  His  disciples  say  unto  him,  If  the  case  of  the 
man  be  so  with  his  wife,  it  is  not  good  to  marry. 

16  But  he  said  unto  them,  All  men  cannot  re- 
ceive this  saying,  save  they  to  whom  it  is  given. 

17  For  there  are  some  eunuchs,  which  were  so 
born  from  their  mother's  womb:  and  there  are 
Bome  eunuchs,  which  were  made  eunuchs  of  men; 
and  there  be  eunuchs,  which  have  made  them- 
selves eunuchs  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven's  sake. 
He  that  is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it. 

18  Then  were  there  brought  unto  him  little  chil- 
dren, that  he  should  put  his  hands  on  them,  and 
pray :  and  the  disciples  rebuked  them. 

19  But  Jesus  said.  Suffer  little  children,  and 
forbid  them  not,  to  come  unto  me :  for  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  heaven. 

20  And  he  laid  his  hands  on  them,  and  departed 
thence. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  Ill 

21  And,  behold,  one  came  and  said  unto  him, 
Good  Master,  what  good  thing  shall  I  do^  that  I  may 
have  eternal  life? 

22  And  he  said  unto  him.  Why  callest  thou  me 
good?  there  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is^  God:  but 
if  thou  wilt  enter  into  life,  keep  the  commandments. 

23  He  saith  unto  him.  Which?  Jesus  said. 
Thou  shalt  do  no  murder.  Thou  shalt  not  commit 
adultery.  Thou  shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear 
false  witness, 

24  Honour  thy  father  and  thij  mother:  and. 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself. 

25  The  young  man  saith  unto  him.  All  these 
things  have  I  kept  from  my  youth  up :  what  lack  I 
yet? 

26  Jesus  said  unto  him.  If  thou  wilt  be  perfect, 
go  and  sell  that  thou  hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and 
thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven :  and  come  and 
follow  me. 

27  But  when  the  young  man  heard  that  saying, 
he  went  away  sorrowful :  for  he  had  great  posses- 
sions. 

28  Then  said  Jesus  unto  his  disciples.  Verily  I 
say  unto  you.  That  a  rich  man  shall  hardly  enter 
into  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 


112  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

29  And  again  I  say  unto  you,  It  is  easier  for  a 
camel  to  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  than  for  a 
rich  man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

30  When  his  disciples  heard  it,  they  were  ex- 
ceedingly amazed,  saying,  Who  then  can  be  saved? 

31  But  Jesus  beheld  them,  and  said  unto  them^ 
With  men  this  is  impossible;  but  with  God  all 
things  are  possible. 

XLIV. 

Parable  of  the  Labourers  in  the  Vineyard. 

tpOR  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man 

tliat  is  an  householder,  which  went  out  early 

in  the  morning  to  hire  labourers  into  his  vineyard. 

2  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  labourers 
for  a  penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard. 

3  And  he  went  out  about  the  third  hour,  and 
saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  marketplace, 

4  And  said  unto  them:  Go  ye  also  into  the  vine- 
yard, and  whatsoever  is  right  I  will  give  you. 
And  they  went  their  way. 

5  Again  he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  ninth 
hour,  and  did  likewise. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  113 

6  And  about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out, 
and  found  others  standing  idle,  and  saith  unto 
them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man  hath 
hired  us.  He  saith  unto  them.  Go  ye  also  into  the 
vineyard;  and  whatsoever  is  right,  that  shall  ye 
receive. 

8  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
yard eaith  unto  his  steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and 
give  them  their  hire,  beginning  from  the  last  unto 
the  first. 

9  And  when  they  came  that  tcere  hired  about 
the  eleventh  hour,  they  received  every  man  a 
penny. 

10  But  when  the  first  came,  they  supposed  that 
they  should  have  received  more;  and  they  likewise 
received  every  man  a  penny. 

11  And  when  they  had  received  it,  they  mur- 
mured against  the  goodman  of  the  house, 

12  Saying,  These  last  have  w^rought  hut  one 
hour,  and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  unto  us, 
which  have  borne  the  burden  and  heat  of  the  day. 


114  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

13  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said, 
Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong;  didst  thou  not  agree 
with  me  for  a  penny? 

14  Take  that  thine  is  and  go  thy  way:  I  will 
give  unto  this  last,  even  as  unto  thee. 

15  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will  with 
mine  own?     Is  thine  eye  evil,  because  I  am  good? 

16  So  the  last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last: 
for  many  be  called,  but  few  chosen. 


XLV. 

Zacchaeus,  and  the  Parable  of  the  Talents. 

A  ND  Jesus  entered  and  passed  through  Jericho. 
2.     And,  behold,  there  was  a  man  named 
Zacchaeus,  which  was  the  chief  among  the  publi- 
cans, and  he  was  rich. 

3  And  he  sought  to  see  Jesus  who  he  was;  and 
could  not  for  the  press,  because  he  was  little  of 
stature. 

4  And  he  ran  before,  and  climbed  up  into  a 
sycamore  tree  to  see  him:  for  he  was  to  pass  that 
vxiy. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  115 

5  And  when  Jeeus  came  to  the  place,  he  looked 
up,  and  saw  him,  and  said  unto  him,  Zacchaeus, 
make  haste,  and  come  down;  for  today  I  must 
abide  at  thy  house. 

6  And  he  made  haste,  and  came  down,  and  re- 
ceived him  joyfully. 

7  And  when  they  saw  ity  they  all  murmured, 
saying,  That  he  was  gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man 
that  is  a  sinner. 

8  And  Zacchaeus  stood,  and  said  unto  the 
Lord;  Behold,  Lord,  the  half  of  my  goods  I  give  to 
the  poor;  and  if  I  have  taken  anything  from  any 
man  by  false  accusation,  I  restore  him  fourfold. 

9  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  This  day  is  salva- 
tion come  to  this  house,  forsomuch  as  he  also  is  a 
son  of  Abraham. 

10  For  the  Son  of  man  is  come  to  seek  and  to 
save  that  which  was  lost. 

11  ^  And  as  they  heard  these  things,  he  added 
and  spake  a  parable,  because  he  was  nigh  to  Jeru- 
salem, and  because  they  thought  that  the  kingdom 
of  God  should  immediately  appear. 


116  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

12  He  said  therefore,  A  certain  nobleman  went 
into  a  far  country  to  receive  for  himself  a  kingdom, 
and  to  return. 

13  And  he  called  his  ten  servants,  and  deliv- 
ered them  ten  pounds,  and  said  unto  them.  Occupy 
till  I  come. 

14  But  his  citizens  hated  him,  and  sent  a  mes- 
sage after  him,  saying,  We  will  not  have  this  mmi 
to  reign  over  us. 

15  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  when  he  was  re- 
turned, having  received  the  kingdom,  then  he  com- 
manded these  servants  to  be  called  unto  him,  to 
whom  he  had  given  the  money,  that  he  might  know 
how  much  every  man  had  gained  by  trading. 

16  Then  came  the  first,  saying.  Lord,  thy  pound 
hath  gained  ten  pounds. 

17  And  he  said  unto  him.  Well,  thou  good  serv- 
ant: because  thou  hast  been  faithful  in  a  very  little, 
have  thou  authority  over  ten  cities. 

18  And  the  second  came,  saying,  Lord,  thy 
pound  hath  gained  five  pounds. 

19  And  he  said  likewise  to  him.  Be  thou  also 
over  five  cities. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  117 

20  And  another  came,  saying,  Lord,  behold, 
here  is  thy  pound,  which  I  have  kept  laid  up  in  a 
napkin : 

21  For  I  feared  thee,  because  thou  art  an 
austere  man :  thou  takest  up  that  thou  layedst  not 
down,  and  reapest  that  thou  didst  not  sow. 

22  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Out  of  thine  own 
mouth  will  I  judge  thee,  thou  wicked  servant. 
Thou  knewest  that  I  was  an  austere  man,  taking 
up  that  I  laid  not  down,  and  reaping  that  I  did  not 
sow: 

23  Wherefore  then  gavest  not  thou  my  money 
into  the  bank,  that  at  my  coming  I  might  have  re- 
quired mine  own  with  usury? 

24  And  he  said  unto  them  that  stood  by,  Take 
from  him  the  pound,  and  give  it  to  him  that  hath 
ten  pounds. 

25  (And  they  said  unto  him,  Lord,  he  hath  ten 
pounds.) 

26  For  I  say  unto  you.  That  unto  every  one 
which  hath  shall  be  given;  and  from  him  that  hath 
not,  even  that  he  hath  shall  be  taken  away  from 
him. 


118  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

27  But  those  mine  enemies  which  would  not 
that  I  should  reign  over  them,  bring  hither,  and 
slay  them  before  me. 

28  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  he  went  be- 
fore, ascending  up  to  Jerusalem. 

XLVI. 

Goes  to  Jerusalem  and  Bethany. 

A  ND  when  they  drew  nigh  unto  Jerusalem,  and 
were  come  to  Bethphage,  unto  the  mount  of 
Olives,  then  sent  Jesus  two  disciples, 

2  Saying  unto  them.  Go  into  the  village  over 
against  you,  and  straightway  ye  shall  find  an  ass 
tied,  and  a  colt  with  her:  loose  theniy  and  bring  them 
unto  me. 

3  And  if  any  man  say  ought  unto  you,  ye  shall 
say.  The  Lord  hath  need  of  them;  and  straightway 
he  will  send  them. 

4  And  the  disciples  went,  and  did  as  Jesus  com- 
manded them, 

5  And  brought  the  ass,  and  the  colt,  and  put  on 
them  their  clothes,  and  they  set  M?n  thereon. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  119 

6  And  a  very  great  multitude  spread  their  gar- 
ments in  the  way;  others  cut  down  branches  from 
the  trees,  and  strawed  tJiem  in  the  way. 

7  And  when  he  was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all 
the  city  wa-s  moved,  saying.  Who  is  this? 

8  The  Pharisees  therefore  said  among  them- 
selves, Perceive  ye  how  ye  prevail  nothing?  behold, 
the  world  is  gone  after  him. 

9  And  there  were  certain  Greeks  among  them 
that  came  up  to  worship  at  the  feast: 

10  The  same  came  therefore  to  Philip,  which 
was  of  Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and  desired  him,  say- 
ing, Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus. 

11  Philip  Cometh  and  telleth  Andrew:  and 
again  Andrew  and  Philip  tell  Jesus. 

12  And  Jesus  answered  them,  saying,  The  hour 
is  come,  that  the  Son  of  man  should  be  glorified. 

13  Verily,  verily,  I  ^ay  unto  you,  Except  a  corn 
of  wheat  fall  into  the  ground  and  die,  it  abideth 
alone:  but  if  it  die,  it  bringeth  forth  much  fruit. 

14  And  he  left  them,  and  went  out  of  the  city 
into  Bethany;  and  he  lodged  there. 


120  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

XLVII. 

The  Traders  Cast  Out  from  the  Temple. 

A  ND  on  the  morrow,  when  they  were  come  from 
Bethany,  he  was  hungry: 

2  And  they  came  to  Jerusalem:  and  Jesus 
went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them 
that  sold  and  bought  in  the  temple,  and  overthrew 
the  tables  of  the  money  changers,  and  the  seats  of 
them  that  sold  doves; 

3  And  would  not  suffer  that  any  man  should 
carry  uny  vessel  through  the  temple. 

4  And  he  taught,  saying  unto  them,  Is  it  not 
written,  My  house  shall  be  called  of  all  nations  the 
house  of  prayer?  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of 
thieves. 

5  And  the  scribes  and  chief  priests  heard  it, 
and  sought  how  they  might  destroy  him:  for  they 
feared  him,  because  all  the  people  was  astonished 
at  his  doctrine. 

6  And  when  even  was  come,  he  went  out  of 
the  city. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  121 

XL  VIII. 

Parable  of  the  Tzvo  Sons. 

A  ND  they  came  again  to  Jerusalem:  and  as  he 
was  walking  in  the  temple,  there  came  to 
him  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  the 
elders, 

2  And  they  answered  Jesus  and  said,  We  can- 
not tell.  And  he  said  unto  them,  Neither  tell  I  you 
by  what  authority  I  do  these  things. 

3  But  what  think  ye?  A  certain  man  had  two 
sons;  and  he  came  to  the  first,  and  said.  Son,  go 
work  today  in  my  vineyard. 

4  He  answered  and  said,  I  will  not:  but  after- 
ward he  repented^  and  went. 

5  And  he  came  to  the  second,  and  said  likewise. 
And  he  answered  and  said  I  go,  sir:  and  went  not. 

6  Whether  of  them  twain  did  the  will  of  his 
father?  They  say  unto  him.  The  first.  Jesus  saith 
unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  the  publi- 
cans and  the  harlots  go  into  the  kingdom  of  God 
before  you. 


122  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

XLIX. 

Parable  of  the  Vineyard  and  Husbandmen. 

X-TEAR  another  parable:  There  was  a  certain 
householder,  which  planted  a  vineyard,  and 
hedged  it  round  about,  and  digged  a  wine-press  in 
it,  and  built  a  tower,  and  let  it  out  to  husbandmen, 
and  went  into  a  far  country: 

2  And  at  the  season  he  sent  to  the  husbandmen 
a  servant,  that  he  might  receive  from  the  husband- 
men of  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard. 

3  And  they  caught  hiniy  and  beat  him,  and  sent 
Mm  away  empty. 

4  And  again  he  sent  unto  them  another  serv- 
ant; and  at  him  they  cast  stones,  and  wounded  Mm 
in  the  head,  and  sent  Mm  away  shamefully  handled. 

5  And  again  he  sent  another;  and  him  they 
killed,  nnd  many  others;  beating  some,  and  killing 
some. 

6  Having  yet  therefore  one  son,  his  well-be- 
loved, he  sent  him  also  last  unto  them,  saying,  They 
will  reverence  my  son. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  123 

7  But  those  husbandmen  said  among  them- 
selves, This  is  the  heir;  come,  let  u^s  kill  him,  and 
the  inheritance  shall  be  ours. 

8  And  they  took  him,  and  killed  Mm  and  cast 
Mm  out  of  the  vineyard. 

9  What  shall  therefore  the  lord  of  the  vineyard 
do?  he  will  come  and  destroy  the  husbandmen,  and 
will  give  the  vineyard  unto  others. 

10  And  when  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees 
had  heard  his  parables,  they  perceived  that  he 
spake  of  them. 

11  But  when  they  sought  to  lay  hands  on  him, 
they  feared  the  multitude,  because  they  took  him 
for  a  prophet. 


L. 

Parable  of  the  King  and  the  Wedding. 

A  ND  Jesus  answered  and  .^pake  unto  them  again 
by  parables,  and  said, 
2    The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  certain 
king,  which  made  a  marriage  for  his  son; 


124  THE  LIFE   AND   MORALS 

3  And  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them  that 
were  bidden  to  the  wedding;  and  they  would  not 
come. 

4  Again,  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying, 
Tell  them  which  are  bidden.  Behold,  I  have  pre- 
pared my  dinner;  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are 
killed,  and  all  things  are  ready:  come  unto  the 
marriage. 

5  But  they  made  light  of  it^  and  went  their 
ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to  his  merchandise: 

6  And  the  remnant  took  his  servants,  and  en- 
treated them  spitefully,  and  slew  them. 

7  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof,  he  was 
wroth:  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies,  and  destroyed 
those  murderers,  and  burned  up  their  city. 

8  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants.  The  wedding  is 
ready,  but  they  which  were  bidden  were  not 
worthy. 

9  Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways,  and  as 
many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid  to  the  marriage. 

10  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the  high- 
ways, and  gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they 
found,  both  bad  and  good;  and  the  wedding  was 
furnished  with  guests. 


OF  JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  125 

11  And  when  the  king  came  in  to  see  the  guests, 
he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a  wedding 
garment : 

12  And  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how  camest 
thou  in  hither  not  having  a  wedding  garment? 
And  he  was  speechless. 

13  Then  the  king  said  to  the  servants.  Bind  him 
hand  and  foot,  and  take  him  away  and  cast  Mm 
into  outer  darkness:  there  shall  be  weeping  and 
gnashing  of  teeth. 

14  For  many  are  called,  but  few  are  chosen. 

LI. 

Tribute,  Marriage,  Resurrection. 

n^  HEN  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how 
they  might  entangle  him  in  his  talk. 

2  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their  disciples 
w^ith  the  Herodians,  saying.  Master,  we  know  that 
thou  art  true,  and  teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth, 
neither  carest  thou  for  any  man:  for  thou  regardest 
not  the  person  of  men. 

3  Tell  us  therefore.  What  thinkest  thou?  Is  it 
lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Caesar,  or  not? 


126  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

4  Bat  Jesus  perceived  their  wickedness,  and 
said,  Why  tempt  ye  me,  ye  hypocrites? 

5  Shew  me  the  tribute  money.  And  they 
brought  unto  him  a  penny. 

6  And  he  saith  unto  them.  Whose  is  this  image 
and  superscription? 

7  They  say  unto  him,  Caesar's.  Then  saith  he 
unto  them.  Bender  therefore  unto  Caesar  the  things 
which  are  Caesar's;  and  unto  God  the  things  that 
are  God's. 

8  When  they  had  heard  these  loordSy  they  mar- 
velled, and  left  him  and  went  their  way. 

9  The  same  day  came  to  him  the  Sadducees, 
which  say  that  there  is  no  resurrection,  and  asked 
him, 

10  Saying,  Master,  Moses  said.  If  a  man  die, 
having  no  children,  his  brother  shall  marry  his  wife, 
and  raise  up  seed  unto  his  brother. 

11  Now  there  were  with  us  seven  brethren :  and 
the  first,  when  he  had  married  a  wife,  deceased,  and, 
having  no  issue,  left  his  wife  unto  his  brother : 

12  Likewise  the  second  also,  and  the  third,  unto 
the  seventh. 


OF  JESUS  OF   NAZAEETH.  127 

13  And  last  of  all  the  woman  died  also. 

14  Therefore  in  the  resurrection  whose  wife 
shall  she  be  of  the  seven?  for  they  all  had  her. 

15  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Ye  do 
err,  not  knowing  the  scriptures,  nor  the  power  of 
God. 

16  For  in  the  resurrection  they  neither  marry, 
nor  are  given  in  marriage,  but  are  as  the  angels  of 
God  in  heaven. 

17  But  as  touching  the  resurrection  of  the  dead, 
have  ye  not  read  that  which  w^as  spoken  unto  you 
by  God,  saying, 

18  I  am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of 
Isaac  and  the  God  of  Jacob?  God  is  not  tht-  God 
of  the  dead,  but  of  the  living. 

19  And  when  the  multitude  heard  this^  they 
were  astonished  at  his  doctrine. 

LII. 

The  Two  Commandments. 

A  ND  one  of  the  scribes  came,  and  having  heard 
them  reasoning  together,  and  perceiving  that 
he  had  answered  them  well,  asked  him.  Which 
is  the  first  commandment  of  all? 


128  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

2  And  Jesus  answered  him,  The  first  of  all  the 
commandments  is^  Hear,  O  Israel ;  The  Lord  our 
God  is  one  Lord : 

3  And  thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all 
thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind,  and  with  all  thy  strength:  this  is  the  first 
commandment. 

4  And  the  second  is  like,  namely  this.  Thou 
shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  There  is  none 
other  commandment  greater  than  these. 

5  On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law 
and  the  prophets. 

6  And  the  scribe  said  unto  him,  Well,  Master, 
thou  hast  said  the  truth :  for  there  is  one  God ;  and 
there  is  none  other  but  he : 

7  And  to  love  him  with  all  the  heart,  and  with 
all  the  understanding,  and  with  all  the  soul,  and 
with  all  the  strength,  and  to  love  his  neighbour  as 
himself,  is  more  than  all  whole  burnt  offerings  and 
sacrifices. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  129 

LIII. 

Precepts  J  Pride  j  Hypocrisy,  Swearing. 

'T*  HEN  spake  Jesus  to  the  multitude,  and  to  his 
disciples, 

2  Saying,  The  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  sit  in 
Moses'  seat: 

3  All  therefore  whatsoever  they  bid  you  ob- 
serve, that  observe  and  do ;  but  do  not  ye  after  their 
works :  for  they  say,  and  do  not. 

4  For  they  bind  heavy  burdens  and  grievous  to 
be  borne,  and  lay  them  on  men's  shoulders;  but 
they  themselves  will  not  move  them  with  one  of 
their  fingers. 

5  But  all  their  works  they  do  for  to  be  seen  of 
men:  they  make  broad  their  phylacteries,  and  en- 
large the  borders  of  their  garments, 

6  And  love  the  uppermost  rooms  at  feasts,  and 
the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 

7  And  greetings  in  the  markets,  and  to  be  called 
of  men,  Rabbi,  Rabbi. 

8  But  be  not  ye  called  Rabbi:  for  one  is  your 
Master,  even  Christ ;  and  all  ye  are  brethren. 


130  THE  LIFE   AND    MORALS 

9  And  call  no  man  your  father  upon  the  earth ; 
for  one  is  your  Father,  which  is  in  heaven. 

10  Neither  be  ye  called  masters :  for  one  is  your 
Master,  even  Christ. 

11  But  he  that  is  greatest  among  you  shall  be 
your  servant. 

12  And  whosoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be 
abased;  and  he  that  shall  humble  himself  shall  be 
exalted. 

13  U  But  woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees, 
hypocrites!  for  ye  shut  up  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
against  men:  for  ye  neither  go  in  yourselves ^ 
neither  suffer  ye  them  that  are  entering  to  go  in. 

14  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites! for  ye  devour  widows'  houses,  and  for  a 
pretence  make  long  prayer:  therefore  ye  shall  re- 
ceive the  greater  damnation. 

15  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites! for  ye  compass  sea  and  land  to  make  one 
proselyte,  and  when  he  is  made,  ye  make  him  two- 
fold more  the  child  of  hell  than  yourselves. 

16  Woe  unto  you,  ye  blind  guides,  which  say. 
Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  temple,  it  is  nothing ; 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  131 

but  whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  gold  of  the  temple, 
he  is  a  debtor ! 

17  Ye  fools  and  blind:  for  whether  is  greater, 
the  gold,  or  the  temple  that  sanctifieth  the  gold? 

18  And,  Whosoever  shall  swear  by  the  altar,  it 
is  nothing ;  but  whosoever  sw^eareth  by  the  gift  that 
is  upon  it,  he  is  guilty. 

19  Ye  fools  and  blind:  for  whether  is  greater, 
the  gift,  or  the  altar  that  sanctifieth  the  gift? 

20  Whoso  therefore  shall  swear  by  the  altar, 
sweareth  by  it,  and  by  all  things  thereon. 

21  And  whoso  shall  swear  by  the  temple,  swear- 
eth by  it,  and  by  him  that  dwelleth  therein. 

22  And  he  that  shall  swear  by  heaven,  sweareth 
by  the  throne  of  God,  and  by  him  that  sitteth  there- 
on. 

23  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites !  for  ye  pay  tithe  of  mint  and  anise  and  cum- 
min, and  have  omitted  the  weightier  matters  of  the 
law,  judgment,  mercy,  and  faith :  these  ought  ye  to 
have  done,  and  not  to  leave  the  other  undone. 

24  Ye  blind  guides,  which  strain  at  a  gnat,  and 
swallow  a  camel. 


132  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

25  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites !  for  ye  make  clean  the  outside  of  the  cup  and 
of  the  platter,  but  within  they  are  full  of  extortion 
and  excess. 

26  Thou  blind  Pharisee,  cleanse  first  that  which 
is  within  the  cup  and  platter,  that  the  outside  of 
them  may  be  clean  also. 

27  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites !  for  ye  are  like  unto  whited  sepulchres,  which 
indeed  appear  beautiful  outward,  but  are  within 
full  of  dead  meu'S  bones,  and  of  all  uncleanness. 

28  Even  so  ye  also  outwardly  appear  righteous 
unto  men,  but  within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and 
iniquity. 

29  Woe  unto  you,  scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
crites !  because  ye  build  the  tombs  of  the  prophets, 
and  garnish  the  sepulchres  of  the  righteous, 

30  And  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the  days  of  our 
fathers,  we  would  not  have  been  partakers  with 
them  in  the  blood  of  the  prophets. 

31  Wherefore  ye  be  witnesses  unto  yourselves, 
that  ye  are  the  children  of  them  which  killed  the 
prophets. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  133 

32  Fill  ye  up  then  the  measure  of  your  fathers. 

33  Ye  serpents,  ye  generation  of  vipers,  how  can 
ye  escape  the  damnation  of  hell? 

LIV. 

The  Widow's  Mite. 

\  ND  Jesus  sat  over  against  the  treasury,  and  be- 
held how  the  people  cast  money  into  the  treas- 
ury :  and  many  that  were  rich  cast  in  much. 

2  And  there  came  a  certain  poor  widow,  and 
she  threw  in  two  mites,  which  make  a  farthing. 

3  And  he  called  unto  him  his  disciples,  and 
saith  unto  them.  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  That  this 
poor  widow  hath  cast  more  in,  than  all  they  which 
have  cast  into  the  treasury : 

4  For  all  they  did  cast  in  of  their  abundance; 
but  she  of  her  want  did  cast  in  all  that  she  had, 
even  all  her  livino\ 


LV. 

Jerusalem  and  the  Day  of  Judgment. 

\  ND  Jesus  went  out,  and  departed  from  the  tem- 
ple :  and  his  disciples  came  to  him  for  to  shew 
him  the  buildings  of  the  temple. 


134  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

2  And  Jesus  said  unto  them,  See  je  not  all 
these  things?  verily  I  say  unto  you,  There  shall  not 
be  left  here  one  stone  upon  another,  that  shall  not 
bethrown  down. 

3  Then  let  them  which  be  in  Judea  flee  into  the 
mountains : 

4  Let  him  which  is  on  the  housetop  not  come 
down  to  take  any  thing  out  of  his  house : 

5  Neither  let  him  which  is  in  the  field  return 
back  to  take  his  clothes. 

6  And  woe  unto  them  that  are  with  child,  and 
to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days ! 

7  But  pray  ye  that  your  flight  be  not  in  the 
winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath  day : 

8  For  then  shall  be  great  tribulation,  such  as 
was  not  since  the  beginning  of  the  world  to  this 
time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be. 

9  Tl  Now  learn  a  parable  of  the  flg  tree;  When 
his  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth  forth  leaves, 
ye  know  that  summer  is  nigh : 

10  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  shall  see  all  these 
things,  know  that  it  is  near  even  at  the  doors. 

11  ]f  But  of  that  day  and  hour  knoweth  no  man^ 
no,  not  the  angels  of  heaven,  but  my  Father  only. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  135 

12  But  as  the  days  of  Noe  tvere^  so  shall  also  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be. 

13  For  as  in  the  days  that  were  before  the  flood 
they  were  eating  and  drinking,  marrying  and  giv- 
ing in  marriage  until  the  day  that  Noe  entered  into 
the  ark, 

14  And  knew  not  until  the  flood  came,  and  took 
them  all  away ;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son 
of  man  be. 

15  Then  shall  two  be  in  the  fleld ;  the  one  shall 
be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

16  Two  women  shall  he  grinding  at  the  mill;  the 
one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left. 

17  Watch  therefore:  for  ye  know  not  what 
hour  your  Lord  doth  come. 

18  But  know  this,  that  if  the  goodman  of  the 
house  had  known  in  what  watch  the  thief  would 
come,  he  would  have  watched,  and  would  not  have 
suffered  his  house  to  be  broken  up. 

19  Therefore  be  ye  also  ready:  for  in  such  an 
hour  as  ve  think  not  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 


136  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

LVI. 

The  Faithful  and  Wise  Servant. 

\X/'HO  then  is  a  faithful  and  wise  servant,  whom 
his  lord  hath  made  ruler  over  his  household, 
to  give  them  meat  in  due  season? 

2  Blessed  is  that  servant,  whom  his  lord  when 
he  Cometh  shall  find  so  doing. 

3  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  That  he  shall  make  him 
ruler  over  all  his  goods. 

4  But  and  if  that  evil  servant  shall  say  in  his 
heart.  My  lord  delayeth  his  coming ; 

5  And  shall  begin  to  smite  Ms  fellow-servants, 
and  to  eat  and  drink  with  the  drunken ; 

6  The  lord  of  that  servant  shall  come  in  a  day 
when  he  looketh  not  for  Mmj  and  in  an  hour  that  he 
is  not  aware  of, 

7  And  shall  cut  him  asunder,  and  appoint  Mm 
his  portion  with  the  hypocrites :  there  shall  be  weep- 
ing and  gnashing  of  teeth. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  137 

LVII. 

Parable  of  the  Ten  Virgins. 

'TWEEN  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened 
unto  ten  virgins,  which  took  their  lamps, 
and  went  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom. 

2  And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five  icere 
foolish. 

3  They  that  ivere  foolish  took  their  lamps,  and 
took  no  oil  with  them: 

4  But  the  wise  took  oil  in  their  vessels  with 
their  lamps. 

5  While  the  bridegroom  tarried,  they  all  slum- 
bered and  slept. 

6  And  at  midnight  there  was  a  cry  made,  Be- 
hold, the  bridegroom  cometh;  go  ye  out  to  meet 
him. 

7  Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed 
their  lamps. 

8  And  the  foolish  said  unto  the  wise.  Give  us 
of  your  oil;  for  our  lamps  are  gone  out. 

9  But  the  wise  answered,  saying.  Not  so;  lest 
there  be  not  enough  for  us  and  you:  but  go  ye 
rather  to  them  that  sell,  and  buy  for  yourselves. 


138  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

10  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom 
came;  and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him 
to  the  marriage:  and  the  door  was  shut. 

11  Afterward  came  also  the  other  virgins,  say- 
ing, Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us. 

12  But  he  answered  and  said.  Verily  I  say  unto 
you,  I  know  you  not. 

13  Watch,  therefore,  for  ye  know  neither  the 
day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 


LYIII. 

Parable  of  tJie   Talents. 

tj^OR  the  kingdmn  of  heaven  is  as  a  man  travelling 
into  a  far  country,  tcho  called  his  own  serv- 
ants, and  delivered  unto  them  his  goods. 

2  And  unto  one  he  gave  five  talents,  to  another 
tw^o,  and  to  another  one;  to  every  man  according 
to  his  several  ability;  and  straightway  took  his 
journey. 

3  Then  he  that  had  received  the  ^ye  talents 
went  and  traded  with  the  same,  and  made  them 
other  five  talents. 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  139 

4  And  likewise  he  that  had  received^  two,  he  also 
gained  other  two. 

5  But  he  that  had  received  one  w^ent  and 
digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid  his  lord's  money. 

6  After  a  long  time  the  lord  of  those  servants 
Cometh,  and  reckoneth  with  them. 

7  And  so  he  that  had  received  five  talents  came 
and  brought  other  five  talents,  saying.  Lord,  thou 
deliveredst  unto  me  five  talents:  behold,  I  have 
gained  beside  them  five  talents  more. 

8  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  tliou  good 
and  faithful  servant:  thou  hast  been  faithful  over 
a  few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many 
things:  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

9  He  also  that  had  received  two  talents  came 
and  said.  Lord,  thou  deliveredst  unto  me  two  tal- 
ents: behold,  I  have  gained  two  other  talents  be- 
side them. 

10  His  lord  said  unto  him.  Well  done,  good  and 
faithful  servant;  thou  hast  been  faithful  over  a 
few  things,  I  will  make  thee  ruler  over  many 
things;  enter  thou  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 

11  Then  he  which  had  received  the  one  talent 
came  and  said,  Lord,  I  knew  thee  that  thou  art  an 


140  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

hard  rnaiij  reaping  where  thou  hast  not  sown,  and 
gathering  where  thou  hast  not  strawed: 

12  And  I  was  afraid,  and  went  and  hid  thy 
talent  in  the  earth:  lo,  tliere  thou  hast  that  is 
thine. 

13  His  lord  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Thou 
wicked  and  slothful  servant,  thou  knewest  that  I 
reap  where  I  sowed  not,  and  gather  where  I  have 
not  strawed: 

14  Thou  oughtest  therefore  to  have  put  my 
money  to  the  exchangers,  and  then  at  my  coming 
I  should  have  received  mine  own  with  usury. 

15  Take  therefore  the  talent  from  him,  and 
give  it  unto  him  which  hath  ten  talents. 

16  For  unto  every  one  that  hath  shall  be  given^ 
and  he  shall  have  abundance:  but  from  him  that 
hath  not  shall  be  taken  away  even  that  which  he 
hath. 

17  And  cast  ye  the  unprofitable  servant  into 
outer  darkness:  there  shall  be  weeping  and  gnash- 
ing of  teeth. 


OF  JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  141 

LIX. 

The  Day  of  Judgment. 

A  ND  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  at  any  time 
your  hearts  be  overcharged  with  surfeiting, 
and  drunkenness,  and  cares  of  this  life,  and  so  that 
day  come  upon  you  unawares. 

2  For  as  a  snare  shall  it  come  on  all  them  that 
dwell  on  the  face  of  the  w^hole  earth. 

3  Watch  ye  therefore,  and  pray  always,  that  ye 
may  be  accounted  worthy  to  escape  all  these 
things  that  shall  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before 
the  Son  of  man. 

4  When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  hie 
glory,  and  all  the  holy  angels  with  him,  then  shall 
he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his  glory: 

5  And  before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  nations : 
and  he  shall  separate  them  one  from  another,  as 
a  shepherd  divideth  his  sheep  from  the  goats: 

6  And  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand, 
but  the  goats  on  the  left. 

7  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his 
right  hand,  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit 


142  THE  UFE  AND   MORALS 

the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the  foundation 
of  the  world: 

8  For  I  was  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  meat: 
I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink :  I  was  a  stran- 
ger, and  ye  took  me  in: 

9  Naked,  and  ye  clothed  me:  I  was  sick,  and  ye 
visited  me:  I  was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me. 

10  Then  shall  the  righteous  answ^er  him,  say- 
ing, Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  and  fed 
tliee?  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink? 

11  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and  took 
thee  in?  or  naked,  and  clothed  tJieef 

12  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and 
came  unto  thee? 

13  And  the  King  shall  answer  and  say  unto 
them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my  brethren, 
ye  have  done  it  unto  me. 

14  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto  them  on  the  left 
hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  everlasting 
fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels: 

15  For  I  w^as  an  hungred,  and  ye  gave  me  no 
meat:  I  w^as  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink: 


OF   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  143 

16  I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in: 
naked,  and  ye  clothed  me  not:  sick,  and  in  prison, 
and  ye  visited  me  not. 

17  Then  shall  they  also  answer  him,  saying, 
Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungred,  or  athirst, 
or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and 
did  not  minister  unto  thee? 

18  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  sajdng.  Verily, 
I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one 
of  the  least  of  these,  ye  did  it  not  to  me. 

19  And  these  shall  go  away  into  everlasting 
punishment:  but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

LX. 

A    Woman   Anointeth   Him. 

A  FTER  two  days  was  the  feast  of  the  passover, 
and    of    unleavened    bread:    and    the    chief 
priests  and  the  scribes  sought  how  they  might 
take  him  by  craft,  and  put  him  to  death. 

2  But  they  said.  Not  on  the  feast  day,  lest  there 
be  an  uproar  of  the  people. 

3  ^  And  being  in  Bethany  in  the  house  of 
Simon  the  leper,  as  he  sat  at  meat,  there  came  a 


144  THE  LIFE  AND   MORALS 

woman  having  an  alabaster  box  of  ointment  of 
spikenard  very  precious;  and  she  brake  the  box, 
and  poured  it  on  his  head. 

4  And  there  were  some  that  had  indignation 
within  themselves,  and  said,  Why  was  this  waste 
of  the  ointment  made? 

5  For  it  might  have  been  sold  for  more  than 
three  hundred  pence,  and  have  been  given  to  the 
poor.     And  they  murmured  against  her. 

6  Aud  Jesus  said,  Let  her  alone;  why  trouble 
ye  her?  she  hath  wrought  a  good  work  on  me. 

7  For  ye  have  the  poor  with  you  always,  and 
whensoever  ye  will  ye  may  do  them  good:  but  me 
ye  have  not  always. 

8  She  hath  done  what  she  could:  she  is  come 
aforehand  to  anoint  my  body  to  the  burying. 

LXI. 

Judas  Undertakes  to  Point  Out  Jesus. 

'TWEEN  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Judas  Iscariot, 
went  unto  the  chief  priests, 
2    And  said  unto  them,  What  will  ye  give  me, 
and  I  will  deliver  him  unto  you?     And  they  cove- 
nanted with  him  for  thirty  pieces  of  silver. 


OP   JESUS   OF   NAZARETH.  145 

3  And  from  that  time  he  sought  opportunity  to 
betray  him. 

LXII. 

Precepts  to  His  Disciples,  Waslics  their  Feet.  Trouble  of  Mind 
and  Prayer. 

'VTOW  the  first  day  of  the   feast   of   unleavened 
bread  the  disciples  came  to  Jesus,  saying 
unto  him,  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  prepare  for 
thee  to  eat  the  passover? 

2  And  he  said,  Go  into  the  city  to  such  a  man, 
and  say  unto  him.  The  Master  saith,  My  time  is  at 
hand;  I  will  keep  the  passover  at  thy  house  with 
my  disciples. 

3  And  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus  had  appointed 
them;  and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 

4  Now  when  the  even  was  come,  he  sat  down 
with  the  twelve. 

5  And  there  was  also  a  strife  among  them, 
which  of  them  should  be  accounted  the  greatest. 

6  And  he  said  unto  them,  The  kings  of  the  Gen- 
tiles exercised  lordship  over  them;  and  they  that 

10 


146  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

exercise  authority  upon  tlieni  are  called  benefac- 
tors. 

7  But  ye  shall  not  &e  so :  but  he  that  is  greatest 
among  you,  let  him  be  as  the  younger;  and  he  that 
is  chief,  as  he  that  doth  serve. 

8  For  whether  is  greater,  he  that  sitteth  at 
meat,  or  he  that  serveth?  is  not  he  that  sitteth  at 
meat?  but  I  am  among  you  as  he  that  serveth. 

9  And  supper  being  ended,  the  devil  having 
now  put  into  the  heart  of  Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's 
son,  to  betray  him; 

10  He  riseth  from  supper,  and  laid  aside  his 
garments;  and  took  a  towel,  and  girded  himself. 

11  After  that  he  poureth  water  into  a  bason, 
and  began  to  wash  the  disciples'  feet,  and  to  wipe 
them  with  the  towel  wherewith  he  was  girded. 

12  Then  cometh  he  to  Simon  Peter;  and  Peter 
saith  unto  him,  Lord,  dost  thou  wash  my  feet? 

13  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him.  What  I 
do  thou  know^est  not  now;  but  thou  shalt  know 
hereafter. 

14  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Thou  shalt  never  wash 
my  feet.  Jesus  answered  him,  If  I  wash  thee  not, 
thou  hast  no  part  with  me. 


OF   JESUS  OF   NAZARETH.  147 

15  Simon  Peter  saith  unto  him,  Lord,  not  my 
feet  only,  but  also  mij  hands  and  my  head. 

16  Jesus  saith  to  Him,  He  that  is  washed  need- 
eth  not  save  to  wash  Ms  feet,  but  is  clean  every 
whit:  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all. 

17  For  he  knew  who  should  betray  him;  there- 
fore said  he.  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 

18  So  after  he  had  washed  their  feet,  and  had 
taken  his  garments,  and  was  set  down  again,  he 
said  unto  them.  Know  ye  what  I  have  done  to  you? 

19  Ye  call  me  Master  and  Lord:  and  ye  say 
well;  for  so  I  am. 

20  If  I  then,  your  Lord  and  Master,  have  washed 
your  feet;  ye  also  ought  to  wash  one  another's  feet. 

21  For  I  have  given  you  an  example,  that  ye 
should  do  as  I  have  done  to  you. 

22  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you.  The  servant 
is  not  greater  than  his  lord;  neither  he  that  is  sent 
greater  than  he  that  sent  him. 

23  If  ye  know  these  things,  happy  are  ye  if  ye 
do  them. 

24  When  Jesus  had  thus  said,  he  was  troubled 
in  spirit,  and  testified,  and  said.  Verily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  that  one  of  you  shall  betray  me. 


148  THE   LIFE   AND    MORALS 

25  Then  the  disciples  looked  one  on  another, 
doubting  of  whom  he  spake. 

26  Now  there  was  leaning  on  Jesus'  bosom  one 
of  his  disciples  whom  Jesus  loved. 

27  Simon  Peter  therefore  beckoned  to  him, 
that  he  should  ask  who  it  should  be  of  whom  he 
spake. 

28  He  then  lying  on  Jesus'  breast  saith  unto 
him,  Lord,  who  is  it? 

29  Jesus  answered,  He  it  is,  to  whom  I  shall 
give  a  sop,  when  I  have  dipped  it.  And  when  he 
had  dipped  the  sop,  he  gave  it  to  Judas  Iscariot, 
file  sou  of  Simon. 

30  j[  Therefore,  when  he  was  gone  out,  Jesus 
said,  Now^  is  the  Son  of  man  glorified,  and  God  is 
glorified  in  him. 

31  A  new  commandment  I  give  unto  you.  That 
ye  love  one  another;  as  I  have  loved  you,  that  ye 
also  love  one  another. 

32  By  this  shall  all  men  know  that  ye  are  my 
disciples,  if  ye  have  love  one  to  another. 

33  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them.  All  ye  shall  be 
offended  because  of  me  this  night:  for  it  is  writ- 


OF   JESUS   OP   NAZARETH.  149 

ten,  I  will  smite  the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of  the 
flock  shall  be  scattered  abroad. 

34  Peter  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Though 
all  men  shall  be  offended  because  of  thee,  yet  will 
I  never  be  offended. 

35  And  he  said  unto  him.  Lord,  I  am  ready  to 
go  with  thee,  both  into  prison,  and  to  death. 

36  And  he  said,  I  tell  thee,  Peter,  the  cock 
shall  not  crow  this  day,  before  that  thou  shalt 
thrice  deny  that  thou  knowest  me. 

37  Peter  said  unto  him.  Though  I  should  die 
with  thee,  yet  will  I  not  deny  thee.  Likewise  also 
said  all  the  disciples. 

38  TJ  Then  cometh  Jesus  with  them  unto  a 
place  called  Gethsemane,  and  said  unto  the  dis- 
ciples. Sit  ye  here,  while  I  go  and  pray  yonder. 

39  And  he  took  with  him  Peter  and  the  two 
sons  of  Zebedee,  and  began  to  be  sorrowful  and 
very  heavy. 

40  Then  saith  he  unto  them.  My  soul  is  exceed- 
ing sorrowful,  even  unto  death :  tarry  ye  here,  and 
watch  with  me. 

41  And  he  went  a  little  farther,  and  fell  on  his 
face,  and  prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  it  be  poe- 


150  THE   LIFE   AND   MORALS 

sible,  let  this  cup  pass  from  me:  nevertheless  not 
as  I  will,  but  as  thou  wilt. 

42  And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples,  and  find- 
eth  them  asleep,  and  saith  unto  Peter,  What,  could 
ye  not  watch  with  me  one  hour? 

43  Watch  and  pray,  that  ye  enter  not  into 
temptation:  the  spirit  indeed  is  willing,  but  the 
flesh  is  weak. 

44  He  went  away  again  the  second  time,  and 
prayed,  saying,  O  my  Father,  if  this  cup  may  not 
pass  away  from  me,  except  I  drink  it,  thy  will  be 
done. 

45  And  he  came  and  found  them  asleep  again: 
for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 

46  And  he  left  them,  and  went  away  again, 
and  prayed  the  third  time,  saying  the  same  words. 

47  Then  cometh  he  to  his  disciples,  and  saith 
unto  them.  Sleep  on  now,  and  take  your  rest:  be- 
hold, the  hour  is  at  hand,  and  the  Son  of  man  is 
betrayed  into  the  hands  of  sinners. 


OF   JESUS   OF    NAZARETH.  151 

LXIII. 

Judas  Conducts  tJie  Officers  to  Jesus. 

V\/'HEN  Jesus  had  spoken  these  words,  he  went 
forth  with  his  disciples  over  the  brook  Ce- 
dron,  where  was  a  garden,  into  the  which  he  en- 
tered, and  his  disciples. 

2  And  Judas  also,  which  betrayed  him,  knew 
the  place:  for  Jesus  ofttimes  resorted  thither  with 
his  disciples. 

3  Judas  then,  having  received  a  band  of  men 
and  officers  from  the  chief  priests  and  Pharisees, 
Cometh  thither  with  lanterns  and  torches  and 
weapons. 

4  Now  he  that  betrayed  him  gave  them  a  sign, 
saying.  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  that  same  is  he: 
hold  him  fast. 

5  And  forthwith  he  came  to  Jesus,  and  said. 
Hail,  master;  and  kissed  him. 

6  And  Jesus  said  unto  him.  Friend,  wherefore 
art  thou  come?  Then  came  they,  and  laid  hands  on 
Jesus,  and  took  him. 


152  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 


LXIV. 


He  is  Arrested  and  Carried  Before  Caiaphas,  the  High  Priest  and 
is  Condemned. 

JESUS  therefore,  knowing  all  things  that  should 
come  upon  him,  went  forth,  and  said  unto 
them,  Whom  seek  ye? 

2  They  answered  him,  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 
Jesus  saith  unto  them,  I  am  lie.  And  Judas  also, 
which  betrayed  him,  stood  with  them. 

3  As  soon  then  as  he  had  said  unto  them,  I  am 
he,  they  went  backward,  and  fell  to  the  ground. 

4  Then  asked  he  them  again,  Whom  seek  ye? 
And  they  said,  Jesus  of  Nazareth. 

5  Jesus  answered,  I  have  told  you  that  I  am 
lie;  if  therefore  ye  seek  me,  let  these  go  their  way: 

6  And  Jesus  said  unto  him,  Friend,  wherefore 
art  thou  come?  Then  came  they,  and  laid  hands 
on  Jesus,  and  took  him. 

7  And,  behold,  one  of  them  which  were  with 
Jesus  stretched  out  his  hand,  and  drew  his  sword, 
and  struck  a  servant  of  the  high  priest's,  and 
smote  off  his  ear. 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  153 

8  Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Put  up  again  thy 
sword  into  his  place:  for  all  they  that  take  the 
sword  shall  perish  with  the  sword. 

9  In  that  same  hour  said  JesusS  to  the  multi- 
tudes, Are  ye  come  out  as  against  a  thief  with 
sw^ords  and  staves  for  to  take  me?  I  sat  daily 
with  you  teaching  in  the  temple,  and  ye  laid  no 
hold  on  me. 

10  But  all  this  was  done,  that  the  scriptures  of 
the  prophets  might  be  fulfilled.  Then  all  the  dis- 
ciples forsook  him,  and  fled. 

11  And  there  followed  him  a  certain  young  man, 
having  a  linen  cloth  cast  about  his  naked  hochj;  and 
the  young  men  laid  hold  on  him  : 

12  And  he  left  the  linen  cloth,  and  fled  from 
them  naked. 

13  TI  And  they  that  had  laid  hold  on  Jesus  led 
him  away  to  Caiaphas  the  high  priest,  where  the 
scribes  and  the  elders  were  assembled. 

14  And  Simon  Peter  followed  Jesus,  and  so 
did  another  disciple:  that  disciple  was  known  unto 

,the  high  priest,  and  went  in  wath  Jesus  into  the  pal- 
ace of  the  high  priest. 


154  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

15  But  Peter  stood  at  the  door  without.  Then 
went  out  that  other  disciple,  which  was  known  unto 
the  high  priest,  and  spake  unto  her  that  kept  the 
door,  and  brought  in  Peter. 

16  Then  saith  the  damsel  that  kept  the  door,  un- 
to Peter,  Art  not  thou  also  one  of  this  man's  disci- 
ples?    He  saith,  I  am  not. 

17  And  the  servants  and  officers  stood  there, 
who  had  made  a  fire  of  coals ;  for  it  was  cold :  and 
they  warmed  themselves:  and  Peter  stood  Avith 
them,  and  warmed  himself. 

18  U  And  Simon  Peter  stood  and  warmed  him- 
self. They  said  therefore  unto  him,  Art  not  thou 
also  one  of  his  disciples?  He  denied  itj  and  said, 
I  am  not. 

19  One  of  the  servants  of  the  high  priest,  being 
his  kinsman  whose  ear  Peter  cut  off,  saith,  Did  not 
I  see  thee  in  the  garden  with  him? 

20  Peter  then  denied  again:  and  immediately 
the  cock  crew. 

21  And  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  Jesus, 
which  said  unto  him.  Before  the  cock  crow,  thou 
shalt  deny  me  thrice.  And  he  went  out,  and  wept 
bitterly. 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  155 

22  T[  The  high  j)riest  then  asked  Jesus  of  his 
disciples,  and  of  his  doctrine. 

23  eTesus  answered  him,  I  spake  openly  to  the 
world;  I  ever  taught  in  the  synagogue,  and  in  the 
temple,  whither  the  Jews  always  resort;  and  in 
secret  have  I  said  nothing. 

24  Why  askest  thou  me?  ask  them  which  heard 
me,  what  I  have  said  unto  them :  behold,  they  know 
what  I  said. 

25  And  when  he  had  thus  spoken,  one  of  the  offi- 
cers which  stood  by  struck  Jesus  Y/ith  the  palm  of 
his  hand,  saying,  Answerest  thou  the  high  priest  so? 

26  Jesus  answered  him.  If  I  have  spoken  evil, 
bear  witness  of  the  evil;  but  if  well,  why  smitest 
thou  me? 

27  And  the  chief  priests  and  all  the  council 
sought  for  witness  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to 
death ;  and  found  none. 

28  For  many  bare  false  witness  against  him, 
but  their  witness  agreed  not  together. 

29  And  there  arose  certain,  and  bare  false  wit- 
ness against  him,  saying, 

30  We  heard  him  say,  I  will  destroy  this  temple 
that  is  made  with  hands,  and  within  three  days  I 
will  build  another  made  without  hands. 


156  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

31  But  neither  so  did  tlieir  witness  agree  to- 
gether. 

32  And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst, 
and  asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest  thou  nothing? 
what  is  it  tchich  tliese  witness  against  thee? 

33  But  he  held  his  peace,  and  answered  nothing. 
Again  the  high  priest  asked  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Art  thou  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Blessed? 

34  Art  thou  the  Christ?  tell  us.  And  he  said 
unto  them,  If  I  tell  you,  ye  will  not  believe : 

35  And  if  I  also  ask  you^  ye  will  not  answer  me, 
nor  let  me  go. 

36  Then  said  they  all.  Art  thou  then  the  Son  of 
God?    And  he  said  unto  them,  Ye  say  that  I  am. 

37  Then  the  high  priest  rent  his  clothes,  and 
saith.  What  need  we  any  further  witnesses? 

38  Ye  have  heard  the  blasphemy :  what  think  ye? 
And  they  all  condemned  him  to  be  guilty  of  death. 

39  And  some  began  to  spit  on  him,  and  to  cover 
his  face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to  say  unto  him, 
Prophesy :  and  the  servants  did  strike  him  with  the 
palms  of  their  hands. 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  157 

LXV. 

Is  then  Carried  to  Pilate. 

np  HEN  led  they  Jesus  from  Caiaplias  unto  the 
hall  of  judgment :  and  it  was  early ;  and  they 
themselves  went  not  into  the  judgment  hall,  lest 
they  should  be  defiled ;  but  that  they  might  eat  the 
passover. 

2  Pilate  then  went  out  unto  them,  and  said, 
What  accusation  bring  ye  against  this  man? 

3  They  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  he  were 
not  a  malefactor,  we  would  not  have  delivered  him 
up  unto  thee. 

4  Then  said  Pilate  unto  them.  Take  ye  him,  and 
judge  him  according  to  your  law.  The  Jews  there- 
fore said  unto  him.  It  is  not  lawful  for  us  to  put 
any  man  to  death. 

5  Then  Pilate  entered  into  the  judgment  hall 
again,  and  called  Jesus,  and  said  unto  him.  Art 
thou  the  King  of  the  Jews? 

6  Jesus  answered  him,  Sayest  thou  this  thing  of 
thyself,  or  did  others  tell  it  thee  of  me? 


158  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

7  Pilate  answered,  Am  I  a  Jew?  Thine  own 
nation  and  the  chief  priests  have  delivered  thee 
unto  me:  what  hast  thou  done? 

8  Jesus  answered,  My  kingdom  is  not  of  this 
w^orld;  if  my  kingdom  were  of  this  world,  then 
would  my  servants  fight,  that  I  should  not  be  de- 
livered to  the  Jews:  but  now  is  my  kingdom  not 
from  hence. 

9  Pilate  therefore  said  unto  him.  Art  thou  a 
king  then?  Jesus  answ^ered,  Thou  sayest  that  I 
am  a  king.  To  this  end  was  I  born,  and  for  this 
cause  came  I  into  the  world,  that  I  should  bear 
witness  unto  the  truth.  Every  one  that  is  of  the 
truth  heareth  my  voice. 

10  Pilate  saith  unto  him.  What  is  truth?  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  went  out  again  unto  the 
Jews,  and  saith  unto  them,  I  find  in  him  no  fault  at 
all. 

11  And  they  were  the  more  fierce,  saying.  He 
stirreth  up  the  people,  teaching  throughout  all 
Jewry,  beginning  from  Galilee  to  this  place. 

12  Then  said  Pilate  unto  him,  Hearest  thou 
not  how  many  things  they  witness  against  thee? 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  159 

LXVI. 

WJw  Sends  Him  to  Herod. 

AX/'HEN    Pilate    heard    of    Galilee,    he    asked 
whether  the  man  were  a  Galilean. 

2  And  as  soon  as  he  knew  that  he  belonged  unto 
Herod's  jurisdiction,  he  sent  him  to  Herod,  who 
himself  also  was  at  Jerusalem  at  that  time. 

3  Ti  And  when  Herod  saw  Jesus,  he  was  exceed- 
ing glad :  for  he  was  desirous  to  see  him  of  a  long 
season^  because  he  had  heard  many  things  of  him ; 
and  he  hoped  to  have  seen  some  miracle  done  by 
him. 

4  Then  he  questioned  with  him  in  many  words ; 
but  he  answered  him  nothing. 

5  And  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  stood  and 
vehemently  accused  him. 

6  And  Herod  with  his  men  of  war  set  him  at 
naught,  and  mocked  /^im,  and  arrayed  him  in  a  gor- 
geous robe,  and  sent  him  again  to  Pilate. 

7  And  the  same  day  Pilate  and  Herod  were 
made  friends  together:  for  before  they  were  at 
enmity  between  themselves. 


160  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

LXVII. 

Receives  Him  Back,  Scourges  and  Delivers  Him  to  Execution. 

A  ND   Pilate,  when   lie  had   called   together   the 
chief  priests  and  the  rulers  and  the  people, 

2  Said  unto  them,  Ye  have  brought  this  man 
unto  me,  as  one  that  perverteth  the  people :  and,  be- 
hold, I,  having  examined  Mm  before  you,  have  found 
no  fault  in  this  man  touching  those  things  whereof 
ye  accuse  him : 

3  No,  nor  yet  Herod :  for  I  sent  you  to  him ;  and, 
lo,  nothing  worthy  of  death  is  done  unto  him. 

4  I  will  therefore  chastise  him,  and  release  Mm. 

5  T[  Now  at  that  feast  the  governor  was  wont  to 
release  unto  the  people  a  prisoner,  whom  they 
would. 

6  And  they  had  then  a  notable  prisoner,  called 
Barabbas. 

7  Therefore  when  they  were  gathered  together, 
Pilate  said  unto  them.  Whom  will  ye  that  I  release 
unto  you?  Barabbas,  or  Jesus  which  is  called 
Christ? 

8  For  he  knew  that  for  envy  they  had  delivered 
him. 


OF  JESUS  OP  NAZARETH.  161 

9  11  When  he  was  set  down  on  the  judgment 
seat,  his  wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  Have  thou 
nothing  to  do  with  that  just  man:  for  I  have  suf- 
fered many  things  this  day  in  a  dream  because  of 
him. 

10  But  the  chief  priests  and  elders  persuaded 
the  multitude  that  they  should  ask  Barabbas,  and 
destroy  Jesus. 

11  The  governor  answered  and  said  unto  them, 
Whether  of  the  twain  will  ye  that  I  release  unto 
you?     They  said,  Barabbas. 

12  Pilate  saith  unto  them,  What  shall  I  do 
then  with  Jesus  which  is  called  Christ?  TJiey  all 
say  unto  him,  Let  him  be  crucified. 

13  And  the  governor  said.  Why,  what  evil 
hath  he  done?  But  they  cried  out  the  more,  say- 
ing, Let  him  be  crucified. 

14  Then  released  he  Barabbas  unto  them:  and 
when  he  had  scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  Mm  to 
be  crucified. 


11 


162  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

LXVIII. 

His   Crucifixion,  Death,   and   Burial. 

np  HEN  the  soldiers  of  the  governor  took  Jesus 
into  the  common  hall,  and  gathered  unto 
him  the  whole  band  of  soldiers. 

2  And  when  they  had  platted  a  crown  of 
thorns,  they  put  it  upon  his  head,  and  a  reed  in 
his  right  hand:  and  they  bowed  the  knee  before 
him,  and  mocked  him,  saying,  Hail,  King  of  the 
Jews! 

3  And  they  spit  upon  him,  and  took  the  reed 
and  smote  him  on  the  head. 

4  And  after  that  they  had  mocked  him,  they 
took  the  robe  off  from  him,  and  put  his  own  rai- 
ment on  him,  and  led  him  away  to  crucify  Mm. 

5  ■]\  Then  Judas,  which  had  betrayed  him, 
when  he  saw  that  he  was  condemned,  repented 
himself,  and  brought  again  the  thirty  pieces  of 
silver  to  the  chief  priests  and  elders, 

6  Saying,  I  have  sinned  in  that  I  have  betrayed 
the  innocent  blood.  And  they  said.  What  is  that 
to  us?  see  thou  to  that. 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  163 

7  And  he  cast  down  the  pieces  of  silver  in  the 
temple,  and  departed,  and  went  and  hanged  him- 
self. 

8  And  the  chief  priests  took  the  silver  pieces, 
and  said.  It  is  not  lawful  for  to  put  them  into  the 
treasury,  because  it  is  the  price  of  blood. 

9  And  they  took  counsel,  and  bought  with 
them  the  potter's  field,  to  bury  strangers  in. 

10  Wherefore  that  field  was  called,  The  field  of 
blood,  unto  this  day. 

11  ^  And  as  they  led  him  away,  they  laid  hold 
upon  one  Simon,  a  Cyrenian,  coming  out  of  the 
country,  and  on  him  they  laid  the  cross,  that  he 
might  bear  it  after  Jesus. 

12  And  there  followed  him  a  great  company  of 
people,  and  of  women,  which  also  bewailed  a  ad 
lamented  him. 

13  But  Jesus  turning  unto  them  said.  Daugh- 
ters of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me,  but  weep  for 
yourselves,  and  for  your  children. 

14  For,  behold,  the  days  are  coming,  in  the 
which  they  shall  say.  Blessed  are  the  barren,  and 
the  wombs  that  never  bare,  and  the  paps  which 
never  gave  suck. 


164  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

15  Then  shall  they  begin  to  say  to  the  moun- 
tains, Fall  on  us;  and  to  the  hills,  Cover  us. 

16  For  if  they  do  these  things  in  a  green  tree, 
what  shall  be  done  in  the  dry? 

17  ^  And  there  were  also  two  other,  malefac- 
tors, led  with  him  to  be  put  to  death. 

18  And  he  bearing  his  cross  went  forth  into  a 
place  called  the  place  of  a  skull,  which  is  called  in 
the  Hebrew,  Golgotha: 

19  Where  they  crucified  him,  and  two  other 
with  him,  on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the 
midst. 

20  If  And  Pilate  wrote  a  title,  and  put  it  on 
the  cross.  And  the  writing  was,  JESUS  OF  NAZ- 
AEETH  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 

21  This  title  then  read  many  of  the  Jews:  for 
the  place  where  Jesus  was  crucified  was  nigh  to 
the  city:  and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew,  and  Greek, 
and  Latin. 

22  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  to 
Pilate,  Write  not,  The  King  of  the  Jews;  but  that 
he  said,  I  am  King  of  the  Jews. 

23  Pilate  answered.  What  I  have  written  I 
have  written. 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  165 

24  If  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified 
Jesus,  toolv  his  garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to 
every  soldier  a  part;  and  also  his  coat:  now  the 
coat  w^as  without  seam,  woven  from  the  top 
throughout. 

25  They  said  therefore  among  themselves.  Let 
us  not  rend  it,  but  cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall 
be:  that  the  scri]3ture  might  be  fulfilled,  which 
saith.  They  parted  my  raiment  among  them,  and 
for  mj  vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These  things 
therefore  the  soldiers  did. 

26  Tj  And  they  that  passed  by  reviled  him, 
wagging  their  heads, 

27  And  saying.  Thou  that  destroy  est  the  tem- 
ple, and  buildest  it  in  three  days,  save  thyself. 
If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  come  down  from  the 
cross. 

28  Likewise  also  the  chief  priests  mocking  Mm, 
with  the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 

29  He  saved  others;  himself  he  cannot  save. 
If  he  be  the  King  of  Israel,  let  him  now  come  down 
from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe  him. 

30  He  trusted  in  God;  let  him  deliver  him  now, 
if  he  will  have  him:  for  he  said,  I  am  the  Son  of 
God. 


166  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

31  |[  And  one  of  the  malefactors  whicli  were 
hanged  railed  on  him,  saying,  If  thou  be  Christ, 
save  thyself  and  us. 

32  But  the  other  answering  rebuked  him,  say- 
ing, Dost  not  thou  fear  God,  seeing  thou  art  in  the 
same  condemnation? 

33  And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we  receive  the 
due  reward  of  our  deeds:  but  this  man  hath  done 
nothing  amiss. 

34  Then  said  Jesus,  Father,  forgive  them;  for 
they  know  not  Avhat  they  do.  And  they  parted 
his  raiment,  and  cast  lots. 

35  Ij  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus 
his  mother,  and  his  mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife 
of  Clecphas,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 

36  When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother,  and 
the  disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  loved,  he  saitli 
unto  his  mother.  Woman,  behold  thy  son! 

37  Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy 
mother!  And  from  that  hour  that  disciple  took 
her  unto  his  own  home. 

38  And  about  the  ninth  hour  Jesus  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  saying,  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabachthani? 
that  is  to  say.  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou 
forsaken  me? 


OF  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH.  "  167 

30  Some  of  them  that  stood  there,  when  they 
heard  thai,  said,  This  man  calleth  for  Elias. 

40  And  straightway  one  of  them  ran,  and  took 
a  spunge,  and  filled  it  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  on 
a  reed,  and  gave  him  to  drink. 

41  The  rest  said.  Let  be,  let  us  see  whether 
Elias  will  come  to  save  him. 

42  T[  Jesus,  when  he  had  cried  again  with  a 
loud  voice,  yielded  up  the  ghost. 

43  And  many  Vv^omen  were  there  beholding 
afar  off,  which  followed  Jesus  from  Galilee,  min- 
istering unto  him: 

44  Among  which  was  Mary  Magdalene,  and 
Mary  the  mother  of  James  and  Joses,  and  the 
mother  of  Zebedee's  children. 

LXIX. 

His  Burial. 

npBE  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  prepara- 
tion, that  the  bodies  should  not  remain  upon 
the  cross  on  the  sabbath  day,  (for  that  sabbath 
day  was  an  high  day,)  besought  Pilate  that  their 
legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might  be  taken 
away. 


168  THE  LIFE  AND  MORALS 

2  Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake  the  legs 
of  the  first,  and  of  the  other  which  was  crucified 
with  him. 

3  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus,  and  saw  that 
he  was  dead  already,  they  brake  not  his  legs: 

4  But  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear  pierced 
his  side,  and  forthwith  came  there  out  blood  and 
water. 

5  ^  And  after  this  Joseph  of  Arimathaea,  be- 
ing a  disciple  of  Jesus,  but  secretly  for  fear  of  the 
Jews,  besought  Pilate  that  he  might  take  away  the 
body  of  Jesus:  and  Pilate  gave  Mm  leave.  He 
came  therefore,  and  took  the  body  of  Jesus. 

6  And  there  came  also  Mcodemus,  which  at 
the  first  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  brought  a 
mixture  of  myrrh  and  aloes,  about  an  hundred 
pound  tveight. 

7  Then  took  they  the  body  of  Jesus,  and  wound 
it  in  linen  clothes  with  the  spices,  as  the  manner  of 
the  Jews  is  to  bury. 

8  Now  in  the  place  where  he  was  crucifl^ 
there  was  a  garden;  and  in  the  garden  a  n"^ 
sepulchre,  wherein  never  man  yet  laid.  ;  > , 

9  There  laid  they  Jesus:  and  rolled  a  'great 
stone  to  the  door  of  the  sepulchre,  audd^j^arted. 


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